000 FZPN04 KNHC 181615 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC THU MAR 18 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU MAR 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT MAR 20. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .N OF 10S W OF 113W AND FROM 03S TO 11S BETWEEN 98W AND 113W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED W AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 00S99W TO 07S88W TO 18.5S101W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04S TO 09S W OF 112W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00N93W TO 18.5W106W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PART. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S BETWEEN 88W AND 101W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY 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 AL. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.