000 FZPN04 KNHC 161616 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC FRI APR 16 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI APR 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT APR 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN APR 18. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 04S TO 15S BETWEEN 98W AND 115W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S96W TO 05S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04S TO 13S BETWEEN 100W AND 115W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S96W TO 06S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00S94W TO 07S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 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 MUSONDA/FORMOSA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.