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WTPZ34 KNHC 242036
TCPEP4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM FRANK ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     EP092010
200 PM PDT TUE AUG 24 2010
 
...FRANK STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY AS IT STEADILY MOVES AWAY
FROM MEXICO...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.6N 102.1W
ABOUT 150 MI...240 KM SSW OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...991 MB...29.26 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANK WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.1 WEST. FRANK IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF FRANK SHOULD REMAIN
WELL OFFSHORE THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS...AND FRANK COULD BECOME A HURRICANE ON WEDNESDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 65 MILES...100 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS ALONG THE COASTAL
AREAS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN COASTAL MEXICO...ESPECIALLY
OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER STEWART