000 FZPN04 KNHC 150352 HSFEP3 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0515 UTC TUE MAR 15 2016 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC TUE MAR 15. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED MAR 16. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU MAR 17. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 06S100W TO 05S92W TO 15S78W TO 18.5S81W TO 18.5S91W TO 09S95W TO 06S100W...AND FROM 06S TO 11S BETWEEN 106W AND 112W 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 SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 03.4S112W TO 06S112W TO 12S120W 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 0330 UTC TUE MAR 15... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH... ITCZ FROM 03.4S93W TO 04S98W TO 03.4S105W. NUMEROUS STRONG FROM 03.4S TO 04.5S BETWEEN 99W AND 102W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG FROM 04S TO 06S BETWEEN 100W AND 103W...AND 03.4S TO 05S BETWEEN 107W AND 108W. $$ .FORECASTER MT. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.