000 FZPN04 KNHC 180416 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC TUE AUG 18 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 AUG 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 20. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF LINE 12S120W TO 02S103W TO 00S88W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE TO SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 03S E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04S E OF 108W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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.