000 FZPN04 KNHC 161638 HSFEP3 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC FRI MAY 16 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC FRI MAY 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAY 18. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 18.5S94W TO 14S102W. SW OF A LINE FROM 00S107W TO 11S91W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. W OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 18.5S106W TO 17S110W. S OF 17S WITHIN 300 NM NE OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER BELL/BERG. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.