000 FZPN04 KNHC 230441 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC WED DEC 23 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. SECURITE S PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 18.5S E OF 120W SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 25. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 10S BETWEEN 90W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07S E OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S E OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07S E OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER DGS. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.