ZCZC MIATCPEP2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FRANK INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 9A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM PDT SAT AUG 08 1998 A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM PUNTA TOSCA TO PUNTA EUGENIA. AT 5 PM PDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANK WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 113.1 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES... 120 KM...NORTHWEST OF CABO SAN LAZARO ON THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. FRANK HAS INCREASED IN FORWARD SPEED AND IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR. IF THIS SPEED AND DIRECTION CONTINUE FRANK WILL MAKE LANDFALL IN THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS ON THE WESTERN BAJA COASTLINE. THE FORECAST TRACK MOVES FRANK UP THE BAJA PENINSULA... OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...WHICH SHOULD DISRUPT THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION AND CAUSE WEAKENING TO OCCUR. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST UNTIL LANDFALL... AFTER WHICH WEAKENING WILL TAKE PLACE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF UP TO 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS OVER PORTIONS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AS THE CENTER MOVES INLAND...AND COULD PRODUCE LIFE -THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. REPEATING THE 5 PM PDT POSITION...25.6 N...113.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 PM PDT. JARVINEN NNNN