Tropical Storm Frank
Posted by deanna on August 25, 2010, 9:32 am
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Here's the 4 AM bulletin from NHC: ...FRANK A LITTLE STRONGER....MOVING AWAY FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO... LOCATION...16.2N 103.6W ABOUT 200 MI...320 KM SSE OF MANZANILLO MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 9 MPH ...15 KM/HR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...991 MB ...29.26 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANK WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.2 NORTH ...LONGITUDE 103.6 WEST. FRANK IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF FRANK WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE AND FRANK COULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT. Last night's rain seems to have been the result of unsettled weather offshore caused by Frank's proximity and it looks like more of the same today. Rainfall measured 1.08/inch - most of it before midnight. August's total is now 9.53 inches. Only August 2003 had a higher total - 13.16 inches - a month where we had two storms skim this coast, one right after the other, and dump a huge amount of rain (leading to the worst flooding I've seen here in the past 9 years). That thunder and lightning last night was impressive - very loud and directly overhead during much of the night. It will be interesting to see what our roads look like today. Road report, anyone?? More later if the 10 AM report changes anything. |
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