000 FZPN04 KNHC 242244 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC THU DEC 24 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC THU DEC 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI DEC 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT DEC 26. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 12S E OF 105W AND S OF 14S W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00S105W TO 08S92W TO 15S76W SE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 77W AND 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY 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 AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.