000 FZPN04 KNHC 160415 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC THU JUL 16 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU JUL 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI JUL 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT JUL 18. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .SW OF LINE FROM 00S93W TO 10S78W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00S92W TO 07S81W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S AND SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05S TO 10S BETWEEN 95W AND 112W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00S92W TO 18.5S74W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.