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FZPN03 KNHC 241519
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC TUE AUG 24 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1200 UTC TUE AUG 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FRANK AT 15.4N 101.4W 994 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG
24 MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM E AND 60 NM 
W SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 240 NM 
SE QUADRANTS...AND 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SEAS TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 16.5N 104.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E 
AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 17.9N 107.6W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 80 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 65 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 270 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 19.1N 110.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 20.0N 112.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 21.0N 113.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRANK WARNING...ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM E 
AND 180 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 12N BETWEEN 97W AND 108W 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 270 
NM E AND 210 NM W SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 08N TO 13N BETWEEN 98W AND 111W SW TO W WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRANK WARNING...WITHIN 300 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
09N TO 13N BETWEEN 101W AND 113W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

.LOW PRES 12N122W 1010 MB. FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 116W AND 122W 
SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 12N BETWEEN 111W AND 125W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 110W AND 122W SW TO W 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.

.ELSEWHERE S OF 22N BETWEEN 80W AND 130W...EXCEPT N OF THE 
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S 
AND SW SWELL. S OF 16N BETWEEN 127W AND 140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 22N BETWEEN 85W AND 130W... 
EXCEPT N OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN S AND SW SWELL. S OF 05N W OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS 8 FT IN S TO SE SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 80W AND 87W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 20N BETWEEN 90W AND 125W... 
EXCEPT N OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS...WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT IN S AND SW SWELL. S OF 10N W OF 130W SEAS 8 FT IN S AND 
SE SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 80W AND 87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
 
.N OF 22N BETWEEN 116W AND 128W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 22N E OF 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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

.CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC TUE AUG 24...

.TROPICAL STORM FRANK...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 60 NM 
N AND 90 NM S SEMICIRCLES. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG 
FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 103W AND 107W. 

.LOW PRES 12N122W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM OF 1CENTER.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 09N84W TO 12N95W...THEN 
RESUMES ALONG 12N106W TO 10N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF 07N79W.

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.FORECASTER HOLLEY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.