000 FZPN04 KNHC 181617 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC MON OCT 18 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON OCT 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE OCT 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED OCT 20. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 12S BETWEEN 97W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE FROM 03S120W TO 06S92W TO 18.5S77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 02S120W TO 04S95W TO 18.5S77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 00N99W TO 18.5S73W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 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.