000 FZPN04 KNHC 171639 HSFEP3 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1715 UTC TUE MAR 17 2015 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 E PACIFIC FROM 03.4S TO 18.5S E OF 120W. SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC TUE MAR 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED MAR 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU MAR 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .FROM 08S TO 13S W OF 118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN SW SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 1600 UTC MON MAR 16... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ AXIS EXTENDS FROM 07S84W TO LOW PRES NEAR NEAR 06S91W 1010 MB AND TO 04S96W TO 05S101W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 120 NM N OF AXIS BETWEEN 87W AND 93W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 93W AND 101W. $$ .FORECASTER AGUIRRE. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.