000 FZPN04 KNHC 260428 HSFEP3 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC WED MAR 26 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC WED MAR 26 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 27 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 28 .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 8S W OF 95W SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 96W 8S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 7S W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 92W 4S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 7S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE EQUATOR AT 98W TO 7S81W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0400 UTC TUE MAR 25... SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE 4S88W 4S95W. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH