000 FZPN04 KNHC 042229 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC THU MAR 04 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU MAR 04. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 05. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 06. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 05S BETWEEN 102W AND 110W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 03S TO 07S BETWEEN 88W AND 94W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10S AND W OF LINE 00N92W TO 10S85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 10S AMD W OF LINE 10S100W TO 18.5S113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 07S BETWEEN 95W AND 102W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00N92W TO 10S88W TO 18.5S100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NW PART. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE 00N92W TO 10S90W TO 18.5S85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.