000 FZPN04 KNHC 271622 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC MON FEB 27 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 MON FEB 27. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 28. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED FEB 29. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 08S BETWEEN 95W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S BETWEEN 85W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S BETWEEN 80W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 06S BETWEEN 90W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1500 UTC MON FEB 27... .TROUGH FROM 06S88W TO 07S98W TO 03N108W. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION WITHIN 120 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 88W AND 105W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN