000 FZPN04 KNHC 271028 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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 UTC THU MAR 27 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU MAR 27 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 28 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT MAR 29 .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 6S W OF 98W SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM EQUATOR AT 91W TO 4S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10S TO 6S BETWEEN 99W TO 112W SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE EQUATOR AT 99W TO 18.5S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 1030 UTC THU MAR 27... SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH FROM 6S94W 7S101W. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH