000 FZPN03 KNHC 261456 HSFEP2 HIGH SEAS FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1630 UTC THU AUG 26 2010 SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES.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 1200 UTC THU AUG 26. 24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC FRI AUG 27. 48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC SAT AUG 28. .WARNINGS. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .HURRICANE FRANK AT 17.4N 109.3W 981 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 26 MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 10 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...210 NM NE AND 240 NM SE QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 25 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FRANK NEAR 18.2N 112.2W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. .48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 19.6N 113.9W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 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 210 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. .72 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FRANK NEAR 21.0N 114.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE. .96 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANK NEAR 22.0N 114.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. .120 HOUR FORECAST POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW FRANK NEAR 23.0N 114.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 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 09N TO 15N BETWEEN 104W 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 210 NM W AND 300 NM E SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 15N BETWEEN 105W AND 116W 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 W AND 240 NM E SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 14N TO 24N BETWEEN 108W AND 118W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .FROM 08N TO 12N BETWEEN 113W AND 126W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. 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 21N115W TO 10N135W TO 00N140W EXCEPT N OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS 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 22N115W TO 06N140W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN S AND SW SWELL. S OF 06N BETWEEN 80W AND 88W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PRIMARILY IN SW SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N BETWEEN 98W AND 121W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN S AND SW SWELL. FROM 04N TO 07N BETWEEN 80W AND 87W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SW SWELL. S OF 03N BETWEEN 92W AND 110W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .48 HOUR FORECAST N OF 28N BETWEEN 120W AND 133W N TO NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND S SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1430 UTC THU AUG 26... .HURRICANE FRANK...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 180 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM SE AND 60 NM NE AND E QUADRANTS. .TROPICAL WAVE N OF 06N ALONG 83W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 150 NM W OF WAVE. .SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG N OF 03N E OF 81W AND N OF 06N E OF 83W. .SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG FROM 20N TO 24N E OF 108W. .INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...07N85W TO 09N100W THEN RESUMES ALONG 13N114W TO 09N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE TO STRONG WITHIN 90 NM S OF AXIS BETWEEN 112W AND 116W. $$ .FORECASTER HOLLEY. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.