000 FZPN04 KNHC 142233 HSFEP3 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC MON MAR 14 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1800 UTC MON MAR 14. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE MAR 15. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 16. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 03.4S107W TO 03.4S80W TO 13S77W TO 18.5S77W TO 18.5S100W TO 10S114W TO 03.4S107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 06S120W TO 13S80W TO 18.5S80W TO 12S120W TO 06S120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE...SW AND NW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 12S W OF 112W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID 2200 UTC MON MAR 14... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ FROM 05S94W TO 03.4S108W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60-90 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.