000 FZPN04 KNHC 161615 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC FRI OCT 16 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC FRI OCT 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT OCT 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN OCT 18. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .TROUGH 18.5S113W TO 14S120W. S OF 15S WITHIN 120 NM NE OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. SW OF TROUGH WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DIFFUSE. SW OF LINE 00S117W TO 18.5S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00S105W TO 18.5S85W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .S OF 06S E OF 92W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E OF 90W SE TO S WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 08S E OF 90W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND S SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.