000 FZPN04 KNHC 240417 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC THU DEC 24 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU DEC 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 26. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 11S BETWEEN 100W AND 115W 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 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S BETWEEN 80W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 80W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S TO 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.