000 FZPN04 KNHC 171616 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC THU MAY 17 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC THU MAY 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAY 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAY 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 07S W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF LINE 00S95W TO 06S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. SE OF LINE 08N110W TO 06N120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST SE OF LINE 00S100W TO 10S120W 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. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER DGS. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.