000 FZPN04 KNHC 162305 HSFEP3 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC FRI MAY 16 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC FRI MAY 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAY 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAY 18. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. SW OF A LINE FROM 00S120W TO 00S100W TO 10S90W TO 18.5S91W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN PRIMARILY S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 18.5S102W TO 14S111W. S OF 16S WITHIN 300 NM NE OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18.5S96W 15S103W 10S112W 10S120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10S W OF 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER MT. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.