000 FZPN04 KNHC 252242 HSFEP3 HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC SUN MAR 25 2012 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 25. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC MON MAR 26. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 27. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .W OF A LINE FROM 11S120W TO 18.5S114W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 09S120W TO 18.5S100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 18.5S120W. .48 HOUR FORECAST W OF A LINE FROM 02S120W TO 18.5S85W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2200 UTC SUN MAR 25... .TROUGH FROM 02S100W TO 05S92W TO 07S84W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM N OF TROUGH BETWEEN 84.5W AND 86W. .SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 01S BETWEEN 93.5W AND 96W. .SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08S TO 10S W OF 118W. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.