000 FZPN04 KNHC 181636 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC THU NOV 18 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU NOV 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI NOV 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT NOV 20. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 09S W OF 102W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 06S W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 09S120W TO 10S111W TO 18.5S102W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 02S120W TO 18.5S83W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 109W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MERGING NW 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 STRIPLING