000 FZPN04 KNHC 022218 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC TUE MAR 02 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE MAR 02. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 03. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 04. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 04S TO 10S BETWEEN 95W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT MIXED SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10S AND W OF LINE FROM 00N95W TO 10S86W AND S OF 10S AND NW OF LINE FROM 10S100W TO 18.5S114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW 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. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.