000 FZPN04 KNHC 161607 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC MON MAR 16 2009 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 18. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 10S E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. S OF 13S BETWEEN 95W AND 115W WINDS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S BETWEEN 85W AND 100W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 17S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .CONVECTION VALID 1645 UTC MON MAR 16... SE PAC INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE 10S88W TO 06S110W TO 07S123W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE LINE 08S88W TO 12S93W. $$ .FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.