000 FZPN04 KNHC 221615 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC WED DEC 22 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED DEC 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU DEC 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 24. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 08S W OF 102W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 16S118W. .24 HOUR S OF LINE 10S120W 18.5S95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 15S120W. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S W OF 107W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 15S120W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER FORMOSA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.