000 FZPN04 KNHC 272218 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC SAT FEB 27 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SAT FEB 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN FEB 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 01. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 03S TO 12S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING NW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW AND W SWELL. N OF 04S W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW AND W SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.