000 FZPN04 KNHC 020437 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC THU FEB 02 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC THU FEB 02. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 03. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 04. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 11S BETWEEN 80W AND 100W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07S E OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S BETWEEN 85W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07S E OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 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 CHRISTENSEN