000 FZPN04 KNHC 021615 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC FRI DEC 02 2011 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI DEC 02. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 03. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN DEC 04. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 16S TO 11S W OF 105W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 03S120W TO 18.5S88W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S W OF 90W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 02S120W TO 18.5S82W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S W OF 95W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 04S120W TO 04S100W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.