000 FZPN04 KNHC 101618 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC FRI DEC 10 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI DEC 10. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 11. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 12. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .SW OF LINE 02S120W TO 04S112W TO 18.5S98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16S BETWEEN 84W AND 94W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. SW OF LINE FROM 00S118W TO 16S94W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S E OF 108W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE W 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 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 AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.