000 FZPN04 KNHC 160423 HSFEP3 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC FRI MAY 16 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI MAY 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 18. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .SURFACE TROUGH 18.5S97W TO 15S116W. SW OF A LINE FROM 03S120W TO 06S98W TO 8.5S92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. W OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 18.5S108W TO 14S118W. S OF 15S WITHIN 240 NM NE OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 91W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.