000 FZPN03 KNHC 260302 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 0430 UTC THU AUG 26 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 0000 UTC THU AUG 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 28. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 17.2N 107.5W 984 MB AT 0300 UTC AUG 26 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 40 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT AND 270 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 18.1N 111.0W. 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 150 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 300 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 27 FT. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 19.1N 113.4W. 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 20.3N 114.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 21.3N 114.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FRANK NEAR 22.5N 114.3W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT. .SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. .EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRANK WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM W OF CENTER EXCEPT 300 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 103W AND 113W 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 OF CENTER EXCEPT 300 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 104W AND 115W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED IN FRANK WARNING...WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER EXCEPT 240 NM SE QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 17N BETWEEN 107W AND 115W SW TO W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 13N TO 24N BETWEEN 104W AND 115W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .FROM 02N TO 11N BETWEEN 113W AND 136W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS S OF 06N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. CONDITIONS MERGED WITH AREA DESCRIBED BELOW. .ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 80W AND A LINE FROM 21N105W TO 10N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN S AND SW SWELL. .24 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 92W AND A LINE FROM 24N107W TO 00N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S AND SW SWELL. S OF 07N BETWEEN 80W AND 87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 24N BETWEEN 98W AND 120W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S AND SW SWELL. FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 80W AND 87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 03N W OF 127W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .N OF 25N W OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL. .12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .42 HOUR FORECAST N OF 27N BETWEEN 123W AND 135W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AS OF 0115 UTC THU AUG 26... .HURRICANE FRANK...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 150 NM W AND 90 NM E SEMICIRCLES. SCATTERED MODERATE ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM SW QUADRANT. .TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 81W N OF 07N...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM W OF WAVE AND BETWEEN 75 NM AND 240 NM E OF WAVE N OF 06N. .LOW PRES 13N116W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 150 NM SW AND 60 NM NE SEMICIRCLES. .LOW PRES 11N132W...SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 120 NM NE AND 75 NM SW SEMICIRCLES. .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 30 NM OF COAST OF MAINLAND MEXICO FROM 25N TO 27N...FROM 21N TO 24N...AND BETWEEN 93W AND 96W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N83W TO 14N107W TO 10N125W TO 11N131W TO 08N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE WITHIN 180 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 107W AND 112W AND WITHIN 75 NM N AND 120 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 116W AND 121W. $$ .FORECASTER SCHAUER. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.