Tropical Depression FRANK
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TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANK DISCUSSION NUMBER 28
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP092010
800 AM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010
FRANK HAS BEEN VOID OF DEEP CONVECTION FOR ABOUT 12 HOURS...AND WHAT
REMAINS IS A WELL-DEFINED SWIRL OF LOW-LEVEL CLOUDS. BASED ON THE
LACK OF DEEP CONVECTION FOR A WHILE NOW...FRANK NO LONGER QUALIFIES
AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE AND IS BEING DECLARED A REMNANT LOW ON THIS
ADVISORY. HOWEVER...THE REMNANT LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION STILL
APPEARS VIGOROUS...AND THUS THE INITIAL INTENSITY ESTIMATE IS ONLY
LOWERED TO 30 KT.
THE INITIAL MOTION ESTIMATE IS 010/6...TO THE EAST AND A BIT FASTER
THAN PREVIOUSLY. A WEAK LOW-LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW SHOULD STEER
THE SHALLOW REMNANT LOW OF FRANK NORTH-NORTHEAST AND THEN NORTHEAST
WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED UNTIL DISSIPATION IN A DAY
OR TWO.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INITIAL 28/1500Z 20.8N 112.3W 30 KT...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
12HR VT 29/0000Z 21.3N 112.2W 25 KT...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
24HR VT 29/1200Z 21.7N 112.0W 20 KT...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
36HR VT 30/0000Z 21.9N 111.7W 20 KT...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
48HR VT 30/1200Z...DISSIPATED
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
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