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Tropical Storm FRANK (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM FRANK ADVISORY NUMBER  14
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     EP092010
800 PM PDT TUE AUG 24 2010
 
...FRANK MOVING AWAY FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO....

 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.0N 102.9W
ABOUT 145 MI...235 KM SSW OF LAZARO CARDENAS MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...29.29 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 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANK WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.9 WEST. FRANK IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.  ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF FRANK WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
AWAY FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO
AND FRANK COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 65 MILES...100 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 MB...29.29 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
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