000 FZPN04 KNHC 261618 HSFEP3 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC SAT MAR 26 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 E PACIFIC FROM 03.4S TO 18.5S E OF 120W. SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 28. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .W OF LINE FROM 03.4S96W TO 05.5S90W TO 15S90W TO 18.5S87W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 03.4S97W TO 08S85W TO 18.5S72W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 03.4S94W TO 05S89W TO 18.5S84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PART. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 1430 UTC SAT MAR 26... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ AXIS JUST N OF AREA...FROM 01.5S87W TO 03S99W TO 02S118W TO BEYOND 02S120W. SCATTERED TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION NOTED FROM 01.5S TO 07S BETWEEN 90W AND 112W. $$ .FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.