000 FZPN04 KNHC 151616 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC THU SEP 15 2011 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC THU SEP 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI SEP 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 17. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .SW OF LINE 00S115W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS SW PART. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 85W AND 105W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S120W TO 05S100W TO 15S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S E OF 96W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S100W TO 15S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.