000 FZPN04 KNHC 241618 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC WED OCT 24 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC WED OCT 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU OCT 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI OCT 26. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 13S BETWEEN 82W AND 102W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 03S BETWEEN 86W AND 115W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08S TO 18S W OF 104W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 07S120W TO 11S95W TO 17S80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S W OF 108W SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 06S120W TO 12S106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.