ZCZC MIATCPEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FRANK ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP092010 800 AM PDT TUE AUG 24 2010 ...FRANK STRENGTHENS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY AWAY FROM MEXICO... SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...15.4N 101.4W ABOUT 145 MI...230 KM SW OF ACAPULCO MEXICO ABOUT 160 MI...255 KM S OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/HR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.35 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANK WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 101.4 WEST. FRANK IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 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 AND MOVE PARALLEL TO THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- RAINFALL...TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO. ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN IN OAXACA AND GUERRERO PROVINCES. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER STEWART NNNN
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