000 FZPN04 KNHC 200359 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC MON AUG 20 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC MON AUG 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 22. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 13S BETWEEN 77W AND 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. REMAINDER AREA EXCEPT N OF 02S W OF 93W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04S W OF 115W AND FROM 07S TO 17S BETWEEN 105W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND S SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N100W TO 18.5S75W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 105W AND S OF 10S BETWEEN 95W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N110W TO 14S76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.