000 FZPN04 KNHC 222240 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC THU MAR 22 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 THU MAR 22. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI MAR 23. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 24. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .E OF 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 103W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 00N98W TO 10S98W TO 18.5S108W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SW AND W SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF 95W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2115 UTC THU MAR 22... .TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 07S85W TO 03S98W. SCATTERED MODERATE 90 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH. .TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 10S105W TO 05S115W. ISOLATED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER PAW. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.