000 FZPN04 KNHC 312216 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC FRI DEC 31 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC FRI DEC 31. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT JAN 01. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN JAN 02. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 12S W OF 112W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07S W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 08 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 112W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 06S W OF LINE FROM 06S106W TO 18.5S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 08 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15S W OF 110W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 08S W OF LINE FROM 08S100W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 08 TO 10 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 FORMOSA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.