000 FZPN03 KNHC 250311 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC WED AUG 25 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC WED AUG 25. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 26. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 27. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 16.0N 102.9W 992 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 25 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 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 22 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 17.1N 105.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 70 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 210 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 18.3N 109.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 26 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 19.5N 111.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 20.5N 113.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 21.5N 113.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRANK WARNING...WITHIN 210 NM WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 07N TO 14N BETWEEN 100W 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 240 NM 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 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 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 105W AND 115W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .FROM 04N TO 11N BETWEEN 110W AND 125W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 06N TO 11N BETWEEN 115W AND 130W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS MERGED WITH CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW. .ELSEWHERE W OF 80W TO LINE FROM 10N140W TO 21N105W EXCEPT 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 00N135W TO 10N135W 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 S AND SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE W OF 90W TO LINE FROM 00N135W 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 27N BETWEEN 120W AND 130W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED S AND NW SWELL. .36 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 0115 UTC WED AUG 25... .TROPICAL STORM FRANK...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM NE QUADRANT AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM SW SEMICIRCLE. .TROUGH 14N118W TO 10N120W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM W OF TROUGH FROM 11N TO 13N. .SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 75 NM OF THE COAST FROM 09N TO 11N AND FROM 13N TO 15N. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N84W TO 13N102W TO 11N110W TO 12N130W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 99W AND 105W. $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.