000 FZPN04 KNHC 270416 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC SAT AUG 27 2011 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT AUG 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 29. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 05S W OF 103W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 03S W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 03S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL MIXED WITH SW SWELL S OF 15S. .48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 07S120W TO 18.5S88W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PORTION. ELSEWHERE SW LINE 00S115W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 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 NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.