000 FZPN04 KNHC 310421 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC WED AUG 31 2011 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED AUG 31. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU SEP 01. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 02. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 08S W OF 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S93W TO 05S82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 14S. .12 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 108W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER FORECAST AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 98W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 12S. .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.