000 FZPN04 KNHC 200415 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC THU DEC 20 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 DEC 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI DEC 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT DEC 22. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 14S W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 14S E OF 87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 14S102W TO 15S93W TO 10S82W TO 10S78W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE 04S120W TO 11S98W TO 10S78W 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 AL. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.