000 FZPN04 KNHC 171015 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 UTC TUE APR 17 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC TUE APR 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED APR 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU APR 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF A LINE FROM 03S120W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL...EXCEPT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL FAR NW PART. .24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF A LINE FROM 00N105W TO 06S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED SW AND NW SWELL FAR NW PART. .48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF A LINE FROM 00N92W TO 04S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL...EXCEPT MIXED SW AND NW SWELL W HALF. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.