000 FZPN04 KNHC 150425 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC THU OCT 15 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 OCT 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI OCT 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT OCT 17. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 10S BETWEEN 94W AND 112W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT N OF 08S BETWEEN 90W AND 104W. .EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE...NE OF LINE FROM 00S112W TO 07S110W TO 18.5S97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S E OF 92W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SE. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 06S81W TO 18.5S104W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF A LINE FROM 07S120W TO 18.5S108W 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. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.