000 FZPN04 KNHC 020416 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC SAT MAY 02 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT MAY 02. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 03. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAY 04. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .SW OF LINE FROM 07S120W TO 18.5S100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 15S W OF 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH 18.5S110W TO 16S120W. WITHIN 240 NM SW OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. WITHIN 180 NM NE OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0345 UTC MAY 02... .ISOLATED MODERATE AND STRONG WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 03S100W TO 06S110W AND WITHIN 60 NM OF 06S120W. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.