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Tropical Storm FRANK (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM FRANK ADVISORY NUMBER  26
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     EP092010
800 PM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010
 
...FRANK RAPIDLY WEAKENING...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.8N 112.6W
ABOUT 275 MI...445 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 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 19.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.6 WEST. FRANK IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR.  A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH AND NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO DEGENERATE INTO A
REMNANT LOW BY SUNDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 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 BLAKE
 
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