000 FZPN04 KNHC 151624 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC THU DEC 15 2011 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 DEC 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI DEC 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT DEC 17. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .SW OF LINE 15S120W TO 18.5S115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 07S112W TO 18.5S95W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 102W AND 114W...AND S OF 13S BETWEEN 90W AND 102W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY 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 STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.