ZCZC MIATCPEP2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FRANK ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 PM PDT FRI AUG 07 1998 ...TROPICAL STORM FRANK FORMS OFF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA SOUTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO ON THE WEST COAST AND SOUTH OF LOS BURROS ON THE EAST COAST. AT 8 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANK WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.0 WEST OR ABOUT 160 MILES...255 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS ON THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA. FRANK IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 8 MPH ...13 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES ...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE FORECAST TRACK PARALLELS THE BAJA COASTLINE AND IF THIS OCCURS THE STRONGEST WINDS COULD REMAIN OFFSHORE. HOWEVER...IF THE SYSTEM CONTINUES NORTHWARD THE WATCH WILL BE CHANGED TO A WARNING LATER TONIGHT OR ON SATURDAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA...AND COULD PRODUCE LIFE- THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. REPEATING THE 8 PM PDT POSITION...21.6 N...112.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 2 AM PDT...SATURDAY. JARVINEN NNNN