000 FZPN04 KNHC 190456 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC TUE JAN 19 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 19. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED JAN 20. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU JAN 21. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 10S W OF 98W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. S OF 05S BETWEEN 84W AND 98W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL AND S WIND WAVES. S OF 15S W OF 102W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 00N97W TO 10S88W TO 18.5S80W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S PART. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 00N109W TO 10S104W TO 18.5S93W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT EXCEPT SW PART 8 TO 10 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.