000 FZPN04 KNHC 172215 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC SAT APR 17 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SAT APR 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON APR 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 04S TO 09S W OF 103W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. FROM 05S TO 10S BETWEEN 87W AND 94W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. FROM 11S TO 17S E OF 80W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00S94W TO 05S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06S TO 13S W OF 109W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 11S TO 17S E OF 80W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05S TO 13S W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. FROM 12S TO 17S E OF 78W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00S97W TO 06S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 12S E OF 100W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.