000 FZPN04 KNHC 121620 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC SUN SEP 12 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC SUN SEP 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON SEP 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE SEP 14. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 08S BETWEEN 80W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST CENTRAL PORTION. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N118W TO 08S84W TO 18.5S77W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S E OF 107W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST CENTRAL PORTION. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N100W TO 08S85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PORTION. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E OF 101W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N95W TO 08S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PORTION. 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.