000 FZPN04 KNHC 241643 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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC MON MAR 24 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC MON MAR 24 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 25 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 26 .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 4S W OF 100W SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 92W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 4S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 94W TO 5S90W TO 6S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 6S W OF 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 95W TO 5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH