000 FZPN04 KNHC 090430 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC THU DEC 09 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC THU DEC 09. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 10. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 11. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 08S W OF 102W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 108W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 01S120W TO 08S108W TO 18.5S102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14S BETWEEN 85W AND 98W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N120W TO 18.5S87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT 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 CHRISTENSEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.