000 FZPN04 KNHC 142247 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC SUN FEB 14 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SUN FEB 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON FEB 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 16. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 09S BETWEEN 96W AND 112W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. FROM 08S TO 13S W OF 112W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. S OF 15S BETWEEN 96W AND 85W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 06S120W TO 18.5S90W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST NW PART. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 06S120W TO 18.5S90W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 102W. ELSEWHERE W OF 94W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 108W. .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.