000 FZPN04 KNHC 172215 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC WED FEB 17 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED FEB 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 14S W OF 112W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N92W TO 11S89W TO 18.5S82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 00N92W TO 05S90W TO 18.5S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 00N92W TO 03S92W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 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 LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.