000 FZPN04 KNHC 281015 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 UTC TUE FEB 28 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 28. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 29. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 01. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 07S BETWEEN 100W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 10S BETWEEN 96W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN IN MIXED SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 13S BETWEEN 80W AND 105W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. FROM 08S TO 13S BETWEEN 100W AND 112W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 09S W OF 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S W OF 80W AND FROM 08S TO 11S BETWEEN 106W AND 116W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 07S W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC TUE FEB 28... .TROUGH FROM 01S110W TO 07S105W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 240 NM SE OF TROUGH S OF 04S. .TROUGH FROM 07S85W TO 07S92W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM N AND 60 NM S OF AXIS E OF 88W AND SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 03S TO 06S BETWEEN 88W AND 94W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER