000 FZPN04 KNHC 091050 HSFEP3 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 UTC SUN MAR 09 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SUN MAR 09 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 10 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 11 .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .SW OF A 5SN120W TO 6S100W TO 18.5S90W LINE E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 10S E OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KNOTS SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF A 10S120W TO 10S90W TO 18.5S80W LINE E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A 00N105W TO 18.5S78W LINE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF A 8S120W TO 10S90W TO 18.5S85W LINE E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF A 00N100W TO 18.5S77W LINE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 1045 UTC SUN MAR 09. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF A 2S93W 7S95W LINE. $$ FORECASTER COBB TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH