000 FZPN04 KNHC 171615 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC THU FEB 17 2011 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FEB 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 12S E OF 116W AND S OF 12S E OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 93W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S BETWEEN 93W AND 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S W OF 110W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S BETWEEN 91W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC THU FEB 17... .TROUGH FROM 05S88W TO 04S99W TO 02S110W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM OF POINT 04S95W AND WITHIN 75 NM OF POINT 03S101W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER HUFFMAN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.