000 FZPN04 KNHC 301615 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC THU AUG 30 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC THU AUG 30. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 31. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT SEP 01. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 10S BETWEEN 94W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 00N92W TO 04S81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14S BETWEEN 90W AND 100W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW TO S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW TO S SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.