000 FZPN04 KNHC 212218 HSFEP3 CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2315 UTC TUE MAR 21 2017 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 TUE MAR 21. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED MAR 22. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU MAR 23. .WARNINGS. .NONE. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18.5S83W TO 18.5S120W TO 11S120W TO 07S112W TO 06S90W TO 18.5S83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 17S85W TO 18.5S120W TO 07S120W TO 05S114W TO 08S98W TO 17S85W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY 18.5S84W TO 18.5S120W TO 03.4S120W TO 07S98W TO 18.5S84W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. .REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AT 2200 UTC TUE MAR 21... .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE... TROUGH FROM 06S82W TO 04S90W TO 03.4S97W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90-120 NM SW OF TROUGH BETWEEN 83W AND 97W AND WITHIN 120 NM SE OF A LINE FROM 05S98W TO 08S107W TO 06S112W. $$ .FORECASTER LEWITSKY. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.