000 FZPN04 KNHC 042216 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC WED APR 04 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED APR 04. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU APR 05. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI APR 06. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 10S BETWEEN 90W AND 112W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00S98W TO 18.5S 74W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S BETWEEN 95W AND 114W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY MIXED S AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00S96W TO 14S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE 00S92W TO 14S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC WED APR 04... .SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 2S TO 7S BETWEEN 93W AND 99W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.