ZCZC MIATCPEP2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FRANK ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 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 2 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANK WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 113.0 WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES... 65 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF CABO SAN LAZARO ON THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. FRANK IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THE FORECAST TRACK KEEPS FRANK VERY CLOSE TO THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA THROUGH SUNDAY. 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 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES. MOST OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL IS OFFSHORE AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER RAINFALL TOTALS OF UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS OVER PORTIONS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA...AND COULD PRODUCE LIFE -THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. REPEATING THE 2 PM PDT POSITION...25.0 N...113.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 8 PM PDT. LAWRENCE NNNN