000 FZPN04 KNHC 242215 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC FRI AUG 24 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI AUG 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 26. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 05S W OF 90W AND S OF 08S E OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 100W AND S OF 10S E OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.