000 FZPN04 KNHC 272220 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC SUN DEC 27 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SUN DEC 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE DEC 29. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 05S W OF 115W...AND BETWEEN 100W AND 106W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 08S BETWEEN 90W AND 104W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00N105W TO 10S90W TO 15S76W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N92W TO 08S90W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.