000 FZPN04 KNHC 151624 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC THU APR 15 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC THU APR 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI APR 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 17. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 06S TO 11S W OF 108W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N95W TO 06S88W TO 07S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04S TO 15S W OF 96W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N96W TO 08S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 00N96W TO 08S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY 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 FORMOSA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.