000 FZPN04 KNHC 241020 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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 UTC MON MAR 24 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON MAR 24 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC TUE MAR 25 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED MAR 26 .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM S OF 4S W OF 100W SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 95W TO 12S77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 3S W OF 102W SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 93W TO 9S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 4S W OF 100W SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 1W FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 92W TO 6S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREAS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH