000 FZPN04 KNHC 080441 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC THU MAR 08 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU MAR 08. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAR 09. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAR 10. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 11S BETWEEN 85W AND 115W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00S91W TO 06S81W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08S TO 14S BETWEEN 90W AND 110W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06S TO 15S W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 00S95W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC THU MAR 08... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ FROM 01S85W TO 02S90W TO 01N102W TO BEYOND 03S120W. NO MONSOON TROUGH IS ANALYZED. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION FROM 00S TO 03S W OF 118W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.