000 FZPN04 KNHC 240425 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC FRI FEB 24 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI FEB 24. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT FEB 25. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 26. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 10S BETWEEN 87W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 08S BETWEEN 95W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10S TO 15S BETWEEN 90W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .42 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 0345 UTC FRI FEB 24... .SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM W OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ AXIS FROM 0S2108W TO 00S117W TO 00S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM N AND 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 108W AND 113W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER