000 FZPN04 KNHC 161020 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 UTC THU AUG 16 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC THU AUG 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT AUG 18. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ENTIRE AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16S BETWEEN 80W AND 102W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 03S120W TO 12S76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04S WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND S SWELL. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.