000 FZPN04 KNHC 162241 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC SUN MAY 16 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SUN MAY 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAY 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAY 18. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 04S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST SE PORTION. S OF 07S E OF 90W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 07S E OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04S W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 10S E OF 88W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N102W TO 04S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02S TO 12S W OF 96W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N93W TO 04S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PORTION. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.