000 FZPN04 KNHC 212218 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC FRI MAY 21 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI MAY 21. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAY 22. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAY 23. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .W OF 108W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 02S E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN SW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 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 AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.