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FZPN03 KNHC 272057
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
2230 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SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS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.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC FRI AUG 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SAT AUG 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC SUN AUG 29.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 19.3N 112.2W 994 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG
27 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 5 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT
GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM W SEMICIRCLE...150 NM NE
QUADRANT AND 180 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 20 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 20.7N 113.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WINDS WITHIN 40 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM 
E SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FRANK NEAR 22.2N 
112.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. 
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FRANK NEAR 23.0N 
112.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FRANK NEAR 23.0N 
112.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST...DISSIPATED.
  
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRANK WARNING...WITHIN 150 NM W AND 210 NM E 
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 
10N TO 16N BETWEEN 109W AND 115W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
11 FT PRIMARILY IN S AND SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRANK WARNING...WITHIN 120  
NM W AND 180 NM E SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRANK WARNING...WITHIN 90 
NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

.ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 24N BETWEEN 97W AND 118W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN S AND SW SWELL. S OF 05N W 
OF 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. 
FROM 02N TO 07N BETWEEN 81W AND 90W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 24N BETWEEN 97W AND 118W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN S AND SW 
SWELL. S OF 10N BETWEEN 92W AND 105W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 
TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN S AND SW SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 82W AND 
88W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 04N TO 10N BETWEEN 90W AND 105W S TO SW 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 14N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W AND S OF 08N BETWEEN 81W AND 92W 
EXCEPT N OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 
9 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL.

.N OF 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N W OF 120W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 24N BETWEEN 116W AND 126W N WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 

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

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1945 UTC FRI AUG 27...
.HURRICANE FRANK...SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM W 
QUADRANT.

.TROPICAL WAVE N OF 09N ALONG 92W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG BETWEEN 90 NM AND 240 NM W OF WAVE FROM 11N TO 14N. 
SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE 240 NM AND 510 NM W OF WAVE FROM 
11N AND 14N.

.ISOLATED MODERATE N OF 07N BETWEEN 79W AND 84W TO THE COAST OF 
PANAMA AND COSTA RICA.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...08N84W TO 06N103W THEN RESUMES 
NEAR 14N114W TO 09N121W TO 12N129W TO 09N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE 
WITHIN 45 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS E OF 86W.

$$
.FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.