000 FZPN04 KNHC 090442 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC FRI APR 09 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 APR 09. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT APR 10. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN APR 11. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 14S W OF 103W 10 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04S TO 12S BETWEEN 100W AND 114W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 13S W OF 92W 10 TO 14 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 06S BETWEEN 82W AND 109W 9 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.