000 FZPN03 KNHC 250912 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 UTC WED AUG 25 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0600 UTC WED AUG 25. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU AUG 26. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI AUG 27. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 16.2N 103.6W 991 MB AT 0900 UTC AUG 25 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM W SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 210 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 22 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 17.1N 106.8W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 210 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 24 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 18.3N 110.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 19.5N 112.5W. 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 20.5N 113.5W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 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 08N 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 12 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 16N BETWEEN 104W AND 115W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .FROM 05N TO 12N BETWEEN 110W 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 125W 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 S OF 22N BETWEEN 80W AND LINE FROM 22N130W TO 00N138W 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 S OF 21N BETWEEN 90W AND LINE FROM 21N115W TO 12N130W TO 03N140W 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. .48 HOUR FORECAST S OF 22N BETWEEN 90W AND LINE FROM 22N115W TO 15N120W TO 00N138W 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 22N BETWEEN 112W 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. .30 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 0900 UTC WED AUG 25... .TROPICAL STORM FRANK...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 120 NM W AND 30 NM E SEMICIRCLES. SIMILAR CONVECTION IS NOTED IN A 150 NM WIDE BAND ALONG 20N106W TO 14N106W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...09N84W TO 08N94W THEN RESUMES AT 12N106W TO 11N120W TO 11N130W TO 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF AXIS FROM 114W TO 116W...AND FROM 08N TO 11N W OF 134W. $$ .FORECASTER GR. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.