000 FZPN04 KNHC 171018 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 UTC MON MAY 17 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC MON MAY 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAY 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAY 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 04S W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PORTION. S OF 07S E OF 88W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N95W TO 06S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PORTION. S OF 07S E OF 90W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N95W TO 06S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04S TO 13S BETWEEN 95W AND 112W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N92W TO 06S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PART. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.