000 FZPN04 KNHC 120420 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC TUE MAY 12 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE MAY 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAY 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAY 14. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 10S E OF 90W SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 06S E OF 110W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S E OF 93W SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN SW SWELL. FROM 04S TO 12S E OF 100W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE FROM 18.5S102W TO 02S95W TO 03S88W TO 10S78W E TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.