000 FZPN04 KNHC 101618 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC TUE APR 10 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC TUE APR 10. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 11. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU APR 12. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 15S BETWEEN 96W AND 102W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE 00S110W TO 10S90W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 110W AND S OF 10S BETWEEN 90W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 04S120W TO 10S100W TO 18.5S92W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC TUE APR 10... SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 00S TO 02S BETWEEN 84W AND 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 00S TO 07S BETWEEN 97W AND 110W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER FORMOSA. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.