000 FZPN04 KNHC 162225 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC MON AUG 16 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON AUG 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 18. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 07S TO 14S W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S105W TO 18.5S77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS WITHIN 180 NM OF 16S96W. .24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00S92W TO 03S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 85W AND 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER FORECAST AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW 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 NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.