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HURRICANE FRANK ADVISORY NUMBER  20

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP072016

800 AM PDT TUE JUL 26 2016



...FRANK BECOMES A HURRICANE, THE FIFTH ONE IN JULY...





SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...21.2N 116.6W

ABOUT 445 MI...715 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...989 MB...29.21 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 AM PDT (1500 UTC), THE EYE OF HURRICANE FRANK WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 21.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 116.6 WEST.  FRANK IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH (15 KM/H) AND THIS GENERAL

MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH (120 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TODAY, AND

WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES (35 KM) FROM THE

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES

(130 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB (29.21 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200 PM PDT.



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