000 FZPN04 KNHC 291620 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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC SAT MAR 29 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT MAR 29 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SUN MAR 30 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 31 .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 13S E OF 100W SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. FROM 5S TO 15S W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE EQ115W 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS FAR SW PORTION. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S E OF 95W SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE EQ110W 15S75W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS FAR SW PORTION. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 1545 UTC SAT MAR 29... TROUGH AXIS ALONG 3S90W 1S111W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 96W AND 104W AND WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE BETWEEN 110W AND 112W. $$ FORECASTER COBB TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH