000 FZPN04 KNHC 121624 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC WED MAY 12 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED MAY 12. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 13. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 14. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 03S W OF 103W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE WIND WAVES AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 00N91W TO 06S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL... HIGHEST SW PART. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03S TO 10S W OF 102W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 95W. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03S TO 10S W OF 96W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 09 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 FORMOSA. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.