000 FZPN04 KNHC 082226 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC WED FEB 08 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC WED FEB 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU FEB 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 10. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 07S E OF 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S E OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E OF 101W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MERGING SW AND NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC WED FEB 08... .TROUGH FROM 07S90W TO 04S100W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90-120 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH W OF 92W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY