000 FZPN04 KNHC 291629 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC WED FEB 29 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC WED FEB 29. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 01. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI MAR 02. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 13S BETWEEN 80W AND 105W AND FROM 07S TO 13S BETWEEN 95W AND 110W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 11S W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 07S TO 11S W OF 115W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1415 UTC WED FEB 29... .TROUGH FROM 04S84W TO 05S92W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH. .TROUGH FROM 05S102W TO 07S110W TO 06S120W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA