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FZPN03 KNHC 270249
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
0430 UTC FRI AUG 27 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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 0000 UTC FRI AUG 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN AUG 29.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 18.2N 111.2W 980 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 27
MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER 
EXCEPT 50 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 28 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 19.2N 113.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN 
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER  
WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 240 NM SE 
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 20.7N 114.4W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 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 150 NM SE QUADRANT 
WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 21.6N 114.3W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FRANK NEAR 22.7N
114.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FRANK NEAR 24.0N
114.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 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 
10N TO 16N BETWEEN 105W AND 110W AND FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 
110W AND 117W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN 
S AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRANK WARNING...WITHIN 150  
NM W AND 240 NM E SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 110W AND 116W SW 
TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN S AND SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRANK WARNING...WITHIN 150 
NM W AND 180 NM E SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 19N BETWEEN 111W AND 117W SW 
TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

.ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 93W AND A LINE FROM 25N107W TO 00N140W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 
07N BETWEEN 80W AND 86W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 24N E OF 118W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN S AND SW SWELL. S OF 
04N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 81W AND 86W WINDS 
LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 24N E OF 118W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN S AND SW SWELL. S OF 
10N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT 
PRIMARILY IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 81W AND 88W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.

.N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W NW TO N WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 122W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 120W AND 135W N TO NE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. W OF BAJA 
CALIFORNIA TO 120W N OF 24N WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT 
IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL.

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0130 UTC FRI AUG 27...
.HURRICANE FRANK...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 30 NM E 
AND 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 
NM EXCEPT NE QUADRANT.

.TROPICAL WAVE N OF 07N ALONG 86W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 90 NM W OF WAVE FROM 12N TO 13N AND WITHIN 120 NM 
E OF WAVE N OF 09N. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE 
OF WAVE FROM 06N TO 08N.

.SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 07N BETWEEN 78W AND 80W.

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

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N87W TO 07N103W TO 15N110W 
TO 12N124W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER 
SIDE OF AXIS BETWEEN 111W AND 117W.

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.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.