000 FZPN04 KNHC 172232 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC MON MAY 17 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC MON MAY 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAY 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAY 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 10S E OF 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 04S BETWEEN 87W AND 110W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 04S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N105W TO 04S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03S TO 11S W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00N92W TO 05S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PORTION. .48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00N87W TO 14S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 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.