000 FZPN04 KNHC 171019 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 UTC THU MAY 17 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU MAY 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAY 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAY 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 12S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 00S104W TO 06S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT S OF 10N. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART. .48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 00S100W TO 10S120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 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.