000 FZPN04 KNHC 050415 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC THU APR 05 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 APR 05. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI APR 06. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT APR 07. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 09S BETWEEN 89W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00S100W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 00S95W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 00S95W TO 18.5S70W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC THU APR 05... .SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 04S BETWEEN 86W AND 90W. .SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04S TO 07S BETWEEN 97W AND 100W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.