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FZPN03 KNHC 232103
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

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

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 25.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 14.9N 99.3W 1000 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 
23 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 19 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 15.8N 101.9W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 
NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 23 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 17.2N 105.1W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 80 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 
NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 26 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 18.3N 107.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 19.5N 110.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 20.5N 113.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
 
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRANK WARNING...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM E 
AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 90W AND 104W AND FROM 
07N TO 10N BETWEEN 104W AND 120W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRANK WARNING...WITHIN 210 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
06N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRANK WARNING...WITHIN 240 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
06N TO 14N BETWEEN 97W AND 110W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 20N E OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.LOW PRES 13N123W 1010 MB. WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES DISSIPATED. FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 
110W AND 125W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN 
S SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 110W AND 124W SW WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. 

.TROUGH 13N131W TO 15N133W. N OF 14N WITHIN 150 NM NE OF TROUGH 
N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH DISSIPATED. CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED IN 
PARAGRAPH BELOW.

.ELSEWHERE SE OF LINE FROM 20N105W TO 20N130W TO 09N140W BETWEEN 
90W AND 140W...EXCEPT JUST N OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S AND SW SWELL. S OF 06N BETWEEN 
80W AND 86W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 90W AND 135W...
EXCEPT JUST N OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT IN S AND SW SWELL. S OF 04N W OF 135W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 08N BETWEEN 80W AND 86W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 90W AND 130W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S AND SW SWELL. S OF 05N W 
OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 08N 
BETWEEN 80W AND 87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.
 
REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2100 UTC MON AUG 23...

.TROPICAL STORM FRANK...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 240 
NM W QUADRANT OF CENTER.

.LOW PRES 13N123W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 75 
NM OF CENTER.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 05N TO 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W...AND 
FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 92W AND 99W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...13N100W TO 11N110W TO 13N120W 
THEN 12N126W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
WITHIN 210 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 100W AND 103W.

$$
.FORECASTER LEWITSKY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.