ZCZC MIATCPEP2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FRANK ADVISORY NUMBER 10 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 PM PDT SAT AUG 08 1998 ...FRANK APPROACHING BAJA COASTLINE... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM PUNTA TOSCA TO PUNTA EUGENIA. AT 8 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANK WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 113.4 WEST OR ABOUT 150 MILES...240 KM...SOUTHEAST OF PUNTA EUGENIA. FRANK IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH ...24 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE SYSTEM SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE WESTERN BAJA COASTLINE IN THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST AFTER LANDFALL. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES ...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. 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 8 PM PDT POSITION...26.2 N...113.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 15 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...SUNDAY. JARVINEN NNNN