000 FZPN04 KNHC 141031 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 UTC TUE FEB 14 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC TUE FEB 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 16. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .LOW PRES NEAR 07S88W 1011 MB. WITHIN 180 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 03S W OF 97W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 08S87.5W 1012 MB. N OF 02S BETWEEN 102W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MERGING NW AND SE SWELL. W OF A LINE FROM 08S97W TO 18.5S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 09S86W 1012 MB. S OF 04S BETWEEN 84W AND 113W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0945 UTC TUE FEB 14... .TROUGH FROM 10S84W TO LOW PRES NEAR 07S88W 1011 MB TO 05S98W TO 02S117W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 210 NM N OF TROUGH E OF 100W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING