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FZPN03 KNHC 252153 CCA
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC WED AUG 25 2010

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

CORRECTED FOR HURRICANE WARNING

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 WED AUG 25.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC THU AUG 26.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 27.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 17.0N 106.3W 987 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 25
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SW
QUADRANT AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 17.9N 109.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 
WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM OF 
CENTER WITH SEAS TO 27 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 19.0N 113.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 20.5N 114.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 21.0N 114.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANK NEAR 22.0N 114.0W. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRANK WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM W AND 210 NM E 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
08N TO 14N BETWEEN 100W AND 112W 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 270 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
08N TO 15N BETWEEN 103W AND 115W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 
13 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 15N BETWEEN 105W AND 117W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

.FROM 06N TO 13N BETWEEN 112W AND 125W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 08N TO 11N BETWEEN 115W AND 127W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. CONDITIONS MERGED.

.ELSEWHERE S OF 22N BETWEEN 80W AND A LINE FROM 22N127W TO 
00N138W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN S 
AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE S OF 21N BETWEEN 80W AND A LINE FROM 
21N115W TO 10N135W TO 03N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT PRIMARILY IN S AND SW SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 90W AND A LINE FROM 22N115W 
TO 12N125W TO 00N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
PRIMARILY 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 22N BETWEEN 112W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.24 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 WED AUG 25...
.HURRICANE FRANK...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 
NM W AND 60 NM E SEMICIRCLES. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS NOTED IN A 
180 NM WIDE BAND ALONG 20N106W TO 14N106W. 

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 09N83W TO 09N98W THEN 
RESUMES ALONG 14N108W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 08N TO 
13N BETWEEN 85W AND 95W...AND WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS 
BETWEEN 113W AND 118W...AND FROM 08N TO 13N W OF 130W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.