000 FZPN04 KNHC 030423 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC SAT MAR 03 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 SAT MAR 03. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 04. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 05. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 12S W OF 100 E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF A LINE FROM 00S105W TO 10S90W TO 18.5S90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 08S W OF 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 90W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 06S W OF 100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SAT MAR 03... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 06S TO 09S BETWEEN 10OW AND 103W. ITCZ FROM 02S81W TO 02S95W TO 05S99W TO 00S110W TO BEYOND 06S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION FROM 00S TO 03S BETWEEN 108W AND 111W...AND FROM 03S TO 05S W OF 117W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN