000 FZPN04 KNHC 271048 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 UTC MON FEB 27 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON FEB 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE FEB 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 29. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 08S BETWEEN 95W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S BETWEEN 98W AND 113W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 14S BETWEEN 78W AND 102W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 09S W OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC MON FEB 27... .TROUGH FROM 05S83W TO 07S100W TO 1012 MB LOW PRES NEAR 03S105W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 86W AND 98W AND S OF TROUGH TO 10S BETWEEN 100W AND 104W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER