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WTPZ34 KNHC 271431
TCPEP4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE FRANK ADVISORY NUMBER  24
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     EP092010
800 AM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010
 
...FRANK WEAKENING...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.8N 112.0W
ABOUT 315 MI...505 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 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 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FRANK WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.0 WEST. FRANK IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 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 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  FRANK IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE.  FRANK IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM BY THIS
EVENING...AND CONTINUED WEAKENING IS LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY.
 
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 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER PASCH