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HURRICANE FRANK ADVISORY NUMBER  22

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP072016

800 PM PDT TUE JUL 26 2016



...FRANK UNEXPECTEDLY STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE TONIGHT...





SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...22.0N 118.7W

ABOUT 565 MI...910 KM W OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...979 MB...28.91 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 RAGGED EYE OF HURRICANE FRANK WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 118.7 WEST. FRANK IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH (19 KM/H), AND THIS

GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS.



SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE

INCREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH (140 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE

IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS, BUT A

WEAKENING TREND SHOULD BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY.



FRANK IS A SMALL TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND

OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES (35 KM) FROM THE CENTER, AND TROPICAL-

STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES (150 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 979 MB (28.91 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200 AM PDT.



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