000 FZPN04 KNHC 212215 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC TUE AUG 21 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC TUE AUG 21. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 22. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 23. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 03S W OF 110W AND S OF 08S BETWEEN 100W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00N95W TO 10S78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 100W AND S OF 08S BETWEEN 80W AND 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00N98W TO 10S78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 85W AND S OF 09S E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 00N96W TO 07S80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.