000 FZPN04 KNHC 172215 HSFEP3 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC FRI MAR 17 2017 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 FRI MAR 17. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT MAR 18. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN MAR 19. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .W OF LINE FROM 09S110W TO 18.5S95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST W OF LINE FROM 10S95W TO 18.5S85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 10S E OF 104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 13S95W. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2100 UTC FRI MAR 17... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE... TROUGH FROM 09S79W TO 10S84W TO LOW PRES NEAR 08S94W 1011 MB. ITCZ FROM 04S114W TO BEYOND 03.5S120W. SCATTERED MODERATE NEAR 12S92W AND NEAR 09S94W. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION ELSEWHERE. $$ .FORECASTER GR. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.