000 FZPN04 KNHC 231624 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC THU DEC 23 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 DEC 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 25. .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 SW PART. .24 HOUR S OF 12S W OF 103W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 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 FORMOSA . TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.