000 FZPN04 KNHC 232215 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC MON AUG 23 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 25. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .SW OF LINE FROM 04S120W TO 08S90W TO 18.5S80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 04S120W TO 08S90W TO 18.5S85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 04S120W TO 07S95W TO 18.5S86W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 12S E OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN 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 LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.