000 FZPN04 KNHC 232218 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC MON MAY 23 2011 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAY 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAY 25. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 05S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 0N86W TO 06S81W TO 18.5S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N95W TO 14S76W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00N100W TO 14S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.