000 FZPN04 KNHC 092231 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC THU FEB 09 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU FEB 09. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI FEB 10. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT FEB 11. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 06S E OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S E OF 101W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E OF 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2130 UTC THU FEB 09... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE... THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07S86W TO LOW PRES NEAR 06S91W 1011 MB TO 04S100W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 88W AND 91W AND WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 88W AND 92W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY