000 FZPN04 KNHC 311640 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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC MON MAR 31 2008 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON MAR 31 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE APR 01 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED APR 02 .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 12S BETWEEN 80W AND 100W SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 00N112W TO 15S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S E OF 98W SE WINDS TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF A LINE 00N100W TO 11S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF A LINE 00N92W TO 09S79W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 1545 UTC MON MAR 31... TROUGH ALONG 06S85W 04S95W THEN DISCONTINUOUS ALONG 6S116W 5S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03S TO 06S BETWEEN 85W AND 90W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS W OF 116W. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST BRANCH