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Tropical Storm FRANK (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM FRANK ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     EP092010
800 AM PDT TUE AUG 24 2010
 
...FRANK STRENGTHENS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY AWAY FROM MEXICO...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.4N 101.4W
ABOUT 145 MI...230 KM SW OF ACAPULCO MEXICO
ABOUT 160 MI...255 KM S OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.35 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANK WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 101.4 WEST. FRANK IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF FRANK SHOULD REMAIN 
WELL OFFSHORE AND MOVE PARALLEL TO THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 
48 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS OVER PORTIONS OF
SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO. ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS 
OF 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN IN OAXACA AND
GUERRERO PROVINCES.  THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING
FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER STEWART
 
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