000 FZPN04 KNHC 280431 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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC FRI MAR 28 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI MAR 28 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 29 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 30 .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN 240 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE 07S120W TO 10S102W TO 18.5S93W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N92W TO 06S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS T0 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 00N95W TO 18.5S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS T0 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 13S120W TO 18.5W115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN FRESH SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N105W TO 18.5S95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS T0 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 0345 UTC FRI MAR 28... TROUGH 05S87W TO 06S107W TO 04S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF TROUGH AXIS 87W AND 92W AND BETWEEN 115W AND 120W. $$ FORECASTER NELSON TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH