000 FZPN04 KNHC 071627 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC THU MAY 07 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC THU MAY 07. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 08. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 09. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 15S AND S OF LINE FROM 10S90W TO 00S115W...SE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 109W. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE NE OF LINE FROM 10S115W TO 18.5S90W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03S TO 12S W OF 105W...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE S OF 01S...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 16S W OF 96W AND ALSO E OF 82W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.