000 FZPN04 KNHC 222215 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC WED AUG 22 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED AUG 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 24. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 05S W OF 100W AND S OF 09S E OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S96W TO 08S80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL EXCEPT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL E OF 88W. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00S97W TO 05S81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 88W AND S OF 10SS E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.