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FZPN03 KNHC 262053
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 UTC THU AUG 26 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 1800 UTC THU AUG 26.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 27.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 28.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 18.1N 110.3W 978 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 26
MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 55 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE...240 NM NE QUADRANT AND 270 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS 
TO 27 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 19.0N 112.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 20.3N 114.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 180 NM SE QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 21.5N 114.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FRANK NEAR 22.5N 
114.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FRANK NEAR 23.5N 
114.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRANK WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM W AND 300 NM E 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
09N TO 14N BETWEEN 105W 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 180  
NM W AND 270 NM E SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 16N BETWEEN 108W AND 116W SW 
TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRANK WARNING...WITHIN 180 
NM W AND 240 NM E SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. 

.ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 92W AND A LINE FROM 24N104W TO 03N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 04N TO 24N E OF 118W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S AND SW SWELL. S OF 
04N W OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SE 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 24N E OF 119W WINDS LESS THAN 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN S AND SW SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 
92W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SE 
AND S SWELL.
 
.FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 08N BETWEEN 82W 
AND 88W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN 80W AND 86W SW TO S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 03N TO 07N BETWEEN 80W AND 86W SW TO S 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 05N BETWEEN 81W AND 88W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 26N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W N TO NE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 2000 UTC THU AUG 26...
.HURRICANE FRANK...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 
CENTER. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM SE AND 270 NM 
SW QUADRANTS.

.TROPICAL WAVE N OF 08N ALONG 85W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 90 NM W OF WAVE FROM 09N TO 11N AND BETWEEN 60 NM 
AND 150 NM E OF WAVE FROM 08N TO 09N.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 06N TO 08N E OF 79W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 108W AND 118W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N84W TO 07N105W TO 13N115W 
TO 12N125W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 90 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF AXIS E OF 88W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.