000 FZPN04 KNHC 231701 HSFEP3 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC SUN MAR 23 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC SUN MAR 23 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 24 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 25 .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 5S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 95W TO 18.5S71W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 5S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 92W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 8S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 6S AND N OF 6S W OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST W PART. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 1622 UTC SUN MAR 23... INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...5S80W 6S100W 5S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF 7S89W AND 2S91W. $$ FORECASTER LL TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH