000 FZPN04 KNHC 271617 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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC THU MAR 27 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC THU MAR 27 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 28 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 29 .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 6S TO 15S W OF 98W SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 10 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 SW OF LINE EQUATOR AT 90W TO 10S78W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE EQUATOR AT 100W TO 18.5S90W 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 1515 UTC THU MAR 27... TROUGH 5S85W 7S98W 6S110W 3S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90-120 NM OF TROUGH BETWEEN 95W AND 104W. $$ FORECASTER COBB TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH