000 FZPN04 KNHC 172254 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC SAT DEC 17 2011 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SAT DEC 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN DEC 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON DEC 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 09S FROM 106W TO 114W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 05S120W TO 10S100W TO 18.5S92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 04S120W TO 18.5S100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14S W OF 109W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 07S120W TO 18.5S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 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 WALLY BARNES. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.