000 FZPN04 KNHC 032218 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC THU MAY 03 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU MAY 03. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAY 04. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAY 05. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 10S E OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A LINE FROM 00N100W TO 06S81W...EXCEPT S OF 10S W OF 110W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14S WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 03S80W TO 10S120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S W OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE FROM 00N120W TO 06S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S TO 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 LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.