000 FZPN04 KNHC 242221 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC SAT APR 24 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN APR 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON APR 26. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .W OF 85W S OF LINE FROM 14S85W TO 01S120W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 12S W OF 110W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SE AND SW TO W SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 03S W OF 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N93W TO 14S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND 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 SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.