000 FZPN04 KNHC 161616 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC WED MAY 16 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC WED MAY 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 18. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 05S W OF 105W AND S OF 10S E OF 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 00S105W TO 08S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 110W. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 00S100W TO 06S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08S TO 14S BETWEEN 95W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. SE OF LINE 00S110W TO 05S120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.