000 FZPN04 KNHC 200421 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC MON FEB 20 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC MON FEB 20. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 21. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED FEB 22. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .SW OF LINE FROM 10S120W TO 18.5S100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 12S BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. N OF 06S W OF 117W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 85W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0350 UTC MON FEB 20... .LOW PRES CENTER 06S89W 1009 MB DRIFTING NW. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 05S TO 08S BETWEEN 88W AND 94W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER GR