000 FZPN04 KNHC 291015 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1115 UTC WED FEB 29 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 WED FEB 29. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU MAR 01. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 02. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 13S W OF 80W AND FROM 07S TO 13S BETWEEN 95W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF LINE FROM 06S100W TO 10S95W TO 18.5S77W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 07S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 05S W OF LINE FROM 05S95W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL EXCEPT SE SWELL E OF 95W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0815 UTC WED FEB 29... .TROUGH FROM 06S86W TO 05S93W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER