000 FZPN04 KNHC 120421 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC SUN APR 12 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC SUN APR 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON APR 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE APR 14. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 17S W OF 116W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N98W TO 18.5S96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 16S W OF 115W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N101W TO 18.5S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08S TO 14S BETWEEN 97W AND 102W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N101W TO 18.5S82W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 0330 UTC SUN APR 12... .SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 04S TO 07S BETWEEN 92W AND 96W. TROUGH FROM 02S109W TO 06S104W TO 09S101W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 07S TO 09S BETWEEN 101W AND 106W. $$ .FORECASTER COHEN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.