000 FZPN04 KNHC 091633 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC THU FEB 9 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC THU FEB 9. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 10. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT FEB 11. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 06S E OF 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S E OF 98W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1515 UTC THU FEB 09... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE... THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07S84W TO 05S93W TO 03S100W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF THE AXIS BETWEEN 87W AND 90W AND BETWEEN 91W AND 93W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE