000 FZPN04 KNHC 200415 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC THU SEP 20 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU SEP 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI SEP 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 22. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF LINE 05S120W TO 08S100W TO 15S75W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 01S120W TO 02S105W TO 10S78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 00S112W TO 10S85W TO 18.5S81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 03S W OF 100W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.