000 FZPN04 KNHC 211015 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 UTC TUE FEB 21 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE FEB 21. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 22. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 23. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 14S BETWEEN 90W AND 102W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. N OF 05S W OF 116W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S BETWEEN 86W AND 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S W OF 100W 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 0950 UTC TUE FEB 21... .SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION N O3S E OF 84W. ISOLATED MODERATE CONVECTION NEAR 05S91W AND NEAR 06S109W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER GR