000 FZPN04 KNHC 252319 HSFEP3 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC TUE MAR 25 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC TUE MAR 25 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 26 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 27 .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 9S W OF 100W SE WIND TO 20 KT SEAS 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 95W 6S81W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 12 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SWELL SW. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 8S W OF 95W SE WIND 20 KT SEAS 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 92W 5S81W WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WIND LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 2045 UTC TUE MAR 25... SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 4S88W 4S94W. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH