000 FZPN04 KNHC 151616 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC WED FEB 15 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC WED FEB 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU FEB 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI FEB 17. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 06S W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 03S W OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC WED FEB 15... .TROUGH FROM LOW PRES CENTER AT 08S87W 1010 MB TO 00S95W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 11S TO 07S BETWEEN 83W AND 88W...AND N OF 06N BETWEEN 90W AND 95W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN