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WTPZ34 KNHC 270832
TCPEP4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE FRANK ADVISORY NUMBER  23
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     EP092010
200 AM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010
 
...FRANK WEAKENS SLIGHTLY...JUST SOUTHEAST OF SOCORRO ISLAND...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.6N 112.1W
ABOUT 330 MI...530 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB...29.06 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 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FRANK WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.1 WEST. FRANK IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST AND A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED TODAY
FOLLOWED BY A TURN TO THE NORTH THIS WEEKEND.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  FRANK IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS AS FRANK MOVES OVER COOLER WATERS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80
MILES...130 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI