000 FZPN04 KNHC 050441 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC TUE JAN 05 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 JAN 05. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 06. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 07. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF LINE 08S120W TO 10S100W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND E WIND WAVES. N OF 06S W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 03S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING S AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 96W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 17S BETWEEN 82W AND 90W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.