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FZPN03 KNHC 242048
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC TUE AUG 24.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 25.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 26.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 15.6N 102.1W 991 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 
24 MOVING W NW OR 285 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT 
GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 NM N 
SEMICIRCLE AND 55 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
150 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 240 NM SE QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 23 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 16.8N 105.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF 
CENTER EXCEPT 210 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 18.1N 108.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 80 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 65 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 28 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 19.3N 111.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 20.2N 112.6W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 21.5N 113.5W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRANK WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM WINDS 20 TO 33 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 13N BETWEEN 97W AND 
110W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRANK WARNING...WITHIN 210 
NM WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 15N 
BETWEEN 100W AND 115W 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 270 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
09N TO 16N BETWEEN 103W AND 115W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

.FROM 02N TO 11N BETWEEN 115W AND 124W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02N TO 12N BETWEEN 115W AND 127W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 09N TO 12N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W SW TO W 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.

.ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 80W AND 135W S OF LINE FROM 10N135W TO 
25N112W EXCEPT THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND N OF THE GALAPAGOS 
ISLANDS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S AND SW 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE W OF 90W TO LINE FROM 00N140W TO 
25N112W EXCEPT GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND N OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S AND SW SWELL. S OF 
07N BETWEEN 80W AND 87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN S 
AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE W OF 90W TO LINE FROM 05N140W TO 
21N105W EXCEPT N OF GALAPAGOS ISLANDS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN S AND SW SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 80W AND 87W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL.
 
.N OF 26N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 118W AND 128W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL.
.42 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 2000 UTC TUE AUG 24...
.TROPICAL STORM FRANK...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM 
W SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 300 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 390 NM W SEMICIRCLE.

.TROUGH 13N119W TO 10N121W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM W 
OF TROUGH FROM 11N TO 13N.

.LOW PRES 12N133W...SCATTERED MODERATE BETWEEN 60 NM AND 120 NM 
NE QUADRANT.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N84W TO 12N95W TO 11N110W TO 
13N118W TO 11N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM S OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 103W AND 107W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.