000 FZPN04 KNHC 221033 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 UTC MON MAR 22 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC MON MAR 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 24. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF LINE FROM 18.5S95W TO 04S117W TO 05S100W TO 18.5S79W SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 10S78W TO 00N92W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S FROM 82W TO 107W SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN SW SWELL. REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND W SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND W 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 WALLY BARNES. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.