000 FZPN04 KNHC 180415 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC FRI SEP 18 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI SEP 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT SEP 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN SEP 20. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 08S BETWEEN 85W AND 110W AND S OF 13S E OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W AND S OF 13S E OF 90W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 04S E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED S AND W SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E BETWEEN 85W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAT 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.