000 FZPN04 KNHC 290442 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC TUE DEC 29 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE DEC 29. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED DEC 30. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU DEC 31. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .W OF 105W EASTERLY WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N100W TO 12S77W SE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S92W TO 05S80W SE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SW SWELL...SEAS MIXED WITH NW SWELL NW PART. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. E OF 110W SE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL...SEAS MIXED WITH NW SWELL NW PART. .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.