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WTPZ24 KNHC 260249
TCMEP4
HURRICANE FRANK FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP092010
0300 UTC THU AUG 26 2010
 
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 17.2N 107.5W AT 26/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  25 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT  12 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  984 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  70 KT WITH GUSTS TO  85 KT.
64 KT....... 15NE  15SE   0SW  15NW.
50 KT....... 25NE  25SE  15SW  25NW.
34 KT....... 60NE  60SE  40SW  60NW.
12 FT SEAS..180NE 270SE 120SW 120NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 17.2N 107.5W AT 26/0300Z
AT 26/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.1N 107.0W
 
FORECAST VALID 26/1200Z 17.6N 109.2W
MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  20SE   0SW  20NW.
50 KT... 35NE  35SE  20SW  35NW.
34 KT... 70NE  70SE  50SW  70NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 27/0000Z 18.1N 111.0W
MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  20SE   0SW  20NW.
50 KT... 35NE  35SE  20SW  35NW.
34 KT... 70NE  70SE  50SW  70NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 27/1200Z 18.5N 112.4W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  20SE   0SW  20NW.
50 KT... 35NE  35SE  20SW  35NW.
34 KT... 70NE  70SE  50SW  70NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 28/0000Z 19.1N 113.4W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 30NE  30SE  25SW  30NW.
34 KT... 70NE  70SE  50SW  70NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 29/0000Z 20.3N 114.3W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 20NE  20SE  20SW  20NW.
34 KT... 60NE  60SE  50SW  60NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 150 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 200 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 30/0000Z 21.3N 114.3W
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 31/0000Z 22.5N 114.3W...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 17.2N 107.5W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 26/0900Z
 
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FORECASTER BROWN