000 FZPN04 KNHC 251642 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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC TUE MAR 25 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE MAR 25 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 26 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 27 .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 4S W OF 90W SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 95W 4S90W 6S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 8S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 10 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 95W 5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 5S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 9 FT. REMAINDER OF THE AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 1622 UTC TUE MAR 25... SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 8S88W 10S92W 9S100W 7S104W. $$ FORECASTER LL TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH