000 FZPN04 KNHC 081621 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC THU APR 08 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 APR 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 10. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ENTIRE FORECAST AREA EXCEPT N OF 04S E OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 10S W OF 110W. .24 HOUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL...HIGHEST FAR SW. .48 HOUR ENTIRE FORECAST EXCEPT N OF 03S E OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL S OF 08S W OF 90W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION N OF 03S BETWEEN 104W AND 110W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER COBB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.