000 FZPN04 KNHC 182216 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC SUN MAR 18 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC SUN MAR 18. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 19. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 20. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .S OF 16N BETWEEN 88W AND 96W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF LINE FROM 18.5S76W TO 10S90W TO 18.5S105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 08S E OF 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC SUN MAR 18... .TROUGH FROM 00S83W TO 06S86W TO 05S95W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM S OF TROUGH BETWEEN 89W AND 95W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... THE ITCZ AXIS 08S95W TO 03S110W TO 01S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 95W AND 100W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.