000 FZPN04 KNHC 080423 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC WED FEB 8 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED FEB 8. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU FEB 9. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI FEB 10. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 09S E OF 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 05S E OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 03S E OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC WED FEB 8... INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ AXIS 10S86W TO 03S109W TO 04S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF AXIS BETWEEN 92W AND 95W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL