000 FZPN04 KNHC 160415 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC THU DEC 16 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 18. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 10S W OF 100W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 06S WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 100W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07S W OF 97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 102W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S W OF 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SE 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 GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.