000 FZPN04 KNHC 231021 HSFEP3 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC SAT MAR 23 2013 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC SAT MAR 23. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN MAR 24. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC MON MAR 25. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .W OF LINE FROM 00S95W TO 06S86W TO 10S78W TO 18.5S76W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S BETWEEN 82W AND 108W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 13S BETWEEN 86W AND 106W. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 09S BETWEEN 100W AND 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 1000 UTC SAT MAR 23... .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 07S88W TO 07S92W AND WITHIN 30 NM OF 08S94W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE EXTENDS FROM 04S97W TO 05S110W TO 04S126W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS NOTED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.GOV/MARINE $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.