000 FZPN04 KNHC 272217 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC SAT MAR 27 2010 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MAR 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 29. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 10S TO 15S E OF 90W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 08S TO 15S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S E OF 90W AND ALSO FROM 05S TO 15S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08S TO 15S E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF OF A LINE FROM 00N108W TO 18.5S76W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING SW TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST S PART. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER CAB. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.