000 FZPN04 KNHC 161027 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 UTC WED JUL 16 2008 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC WED JUL 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JUL 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JUL 18. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .SW OF LINE 18.5S83W TO 06S100W TO 04S120W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 18S95W. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 18.5S78W TO 03S94W TO 02S120W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 10S78W TO 00N103W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 14S85W. ELSEWHERE SW LINE 04S81W TO 00N92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE AREA E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.