000 FZPN04 KNHC 161616 RRA HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC TUE MAR 16 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC TUE MAR 16. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 17. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 18. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .W OF 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 10S W OF 104W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03S TO 16S W OF 85W SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW 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 STRIPLING. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.