000 FZPN04 KNHC 272217 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC MON FEB 27 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC MON FEB 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE FEB 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED FEB 29. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 08S BETWEEN 100W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S BETWEEN 97W AND 112W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 80W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 06S BETWEEN 90W AND 115W 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 2100 UTC MON FEB 27... .TROUGH FROM 06S87W TO 08S98W TO 05S108W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 88W AND 103W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL