000 FZPN04 KNHC 292250 HSFEP3 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC SAT MAR 29 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SAT MAR 29 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 30 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 31 .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 5S TO 14W W OF 108W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 15S E OF 89W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 7S W OF 110W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 4S W OF 110W...AND ALSO S OF 14S E OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S BETWEEN 90W AND 105W SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 5S W OF 88W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL... HIGHEST SEAS FAR SW PORTION. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 2215 UTC SAT MAR 29... TROUGH AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 3S90W 2S100W 2S110W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 96W AND 99W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH