000 WTPZ34 KNHC 222333 TCPEP4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FRANK INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 5A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP092010 500 PM PDT SUN AUG 22 2010 ...FRANK MOVING WESTWARD... SUMMARY OF 500 PM PDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...13.9N 96.3W ABOUT 125 MI...200 KM S OF PUERTO ANGEL MEXICO ABOUT 140 MI...230 KM SSE OF PUERTO ESCONDIDO MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/HR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM PUERTO ANGEL WESTWARD TO ACAPULCO A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... * THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM ACAPULCO WESTWARD TO TECPAN DE GALEANA A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 PM PDT...0000 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANK WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 96.3 WEST. FRANK IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...FRANK WILL BE MOVING PARALLEL TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO THROUGH TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND FRANK IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY LATE MONDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS MAY APPROACH THE COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA LATER TODAY AND MONDAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA BY EARLY TUESDAY. RAINFALL...FRANK IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTHERN COASTAL REGION OF MEXICO...WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN