000 FZPN04 KNHC 301615 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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC SUN MAR 30 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SUN MAR 30 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON MAR 31 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 01 .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 12S E OF 93W SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. W OF A LINE EQUATOR110W 12S94W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS SW PORTION. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT SEAS TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE EQUATOR110W 12S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S E OF 95W SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE EQUATOR102W 12S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 1545 UTC SUN MAR 30... TROUGH AXIS IS CENTERED ALONG 3S85W 4S94W 3S106W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N OF AXIS E OF 87W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 5S TO 8S BETWEEN 84W AND 90W. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH