000 FZPN04 KNHC 280440 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC MON DEC 28 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON DEC 28. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE DEC 29. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 30. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 08S W OF 100W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT WITH MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. S OF LINE FROM 18.5S80W TO 07S95W TO 18.5S110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10S W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT WITH MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. S OF 10S WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00S92W TO 05S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 LL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER