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Posted by deanna on August 22, 2010, 7:53 pm, in reply to "Tropical Storm Frank......"
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From the 7 PM Public Advisory update:

AT 500 PM PDT...0000 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANK WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.9 NORTH ...LONGITUDE 96.3 WEST. FRANK IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...FRANK WILL BE MOVING PARALLEL TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO THROUGH TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND FRANK IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY LATE MONDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.

NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 PM PDT.



The computer model graphic and 5 day track on Weather Underground are getting interesting:

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/ep201009.html

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