ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 13A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 7 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 1998 ...FRANCES WEAKENS...HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE... AT 7 PM CDT...0000Z...ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED. SMALL CRAFT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHEAST COAST OF MEXICO...SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. AT 7 PM CDT...2100Z...THE BROAD CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES WAS LOCATED BY SURFACE AND RADAR OBSERVATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF LATITUDE 29.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 96.7 WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF VICTORIA TEXAS. FRANCES HAS BEEN DRIFTING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS BUT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAINLY OVER THE WATERS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. A GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. SINCE THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING LITTLE ONSHORE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE AND THE COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL BE VERY SLOW TO SUBSIDE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF UP TO 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE TRACK OF FRANCES...WITH EVEN HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY. CONSULT STATEMENTS FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR DETAILS CONCERNING RAIN AND FLOODING OVER TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED TORNADOES ALONG THE COAST OF LOUISIANA...OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AND OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. REPEATING THE 7 PM CDT POSITION...29.0 N... 96.7 W. MOVEMENT DRIFTING NORTHEASTWARD. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 995 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 10 PM CDT. AVILA NNNN