000 FZPN04 KNHC 151019 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 UTC WED FEB 15 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC WED FEB 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI FEB 17. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 13S TO 17S BETWEEN 112W AND 117W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. W OF LINE FROM 08SN94W TO 18.5S91W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 04S BETWEEN 85W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0915 UTC WED FEB 15... .TROUGH FROM 08S85W TO LOW PRES CENTER AT 08.5S87W 1011 MB TO LOW PRES NEAR 03S95W 1011 MB TO 04S110W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM SE QUADRANT OF FIRST LOW AND WITHIN 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH BETWEEN 89W AND 96W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING