000 FZPN04 KNHC 081615 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC TUE MAY 08 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MAY 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAY 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAY 10. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 10S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF W OF LINE 04S90W TO 10S80W TO 18.5S77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 03S90W TO 10S80W TO 18.5S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 90W AND S OF 12S BETWEEN 80W AND 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PART. ELSEWHERE S OF 03S W OF 88W AND S OF 08S E OF 88W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND 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 GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.