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FZPN03 KNHC 230302
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC MON AUG 23 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

PAN PAN

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC MON AUG 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE AUG 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC WED AUG 25.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 14.0N 96.8W 1000 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG
23 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT
GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 30 NM S SEMICIRCLE.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN
90 NM NE QUADRANT...60 NM SE QUADRANT...0 NM SW QUADRANT...AND
120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 18 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 14.6N 99.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 75 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 120 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 90 NM SW AND 60 NM 
SE QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 21 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 15.7N 102.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 100 NM N SEMICIRCLE...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 70 NM SW 
QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NW AND 120 NM SE 
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 16.7N 104.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 17.7N 107.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 18.5N 110.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM N AND 120 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES OF TROPICAL STORM FRANK WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 90W AND 107W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 210 NM N AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLES OF HURRICANE 
FRANK WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 
13N BETWEEN 92W AND 120W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN WARNING...OVER FORECAST 
WATERS WITHIN 240 NM OF HURRICANE FRANK WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 120W SW TO 
W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL.

.LOW PRES 13N125W 1010 MB. WITHIN 90 NM N...AND 180 NM S AND SW 
QUADRANTS WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPHS ABOVE...ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 
18N103W TO 16N130W TO 08N140W...EXCEPT NE OF THE GALAPAGOS 
ISLANDS AND E OF 80W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
S AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPHS ABOVE...ELSEWHERE
SE OF LINE FROM 21N105W TO 21N130W TO 04N140W...EXCEPT NE OF THE 
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS AND E OF 80W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT IN S AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN PARAGRAPHS ABOVE...ELSEWHERE
SE OF LINE FROM 20N106W TO 20N130W TO 02N140W...EXCEPT NE OF THE 
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS AND E OF 80W...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN S AND SW SWELL.

.18 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29N BETWEEN 121W AND 128W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 129W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 25N BETWEEN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND 134W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 20N TO 
25N BETWEEN 109W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND N SWELL.

REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0230 UTC MON AUG 23...

.TROPICAL STORM FRANK...NUMEROUS MODERATE SCATTERED STRONG 
WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE.

.LOW PRES 13N126W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM E AND N 
QUADRANTS.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...11N86W TO 12N89W THEN 11N100W 
TO 10N110W TO 12N124W THEN 12N125W TO 10N135W TO 10N140W. 
SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 100W AND 103W 
AND WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 121W AND 124W.

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.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.