000 FZPN04 KNHC 100447 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC SAT MAR 10 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 10. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAR 11. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON MAR 12. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 05S W OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 100W. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N94W TO 09S88W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 06S W OF 97W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00N98W TO 10S89W TO 18.5S85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S W OF 100W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE FROM 00NS104W TO 10S90W TO 18.5S77W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 0430 UTC SAT MAR 10... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM ECUADOR TO 00N80W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM JUST S OF ECUADOR TO JUST N OF THE EQUATOR AT 100W THEN SW TO 04S115W TO BEYOND 4S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 30 NM OF 03S96W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.