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Tropical Storm Frank Becomes a Hurricane in Pacific

   VOA News 25 August 2010
   National   Hurricane   Center   (NHC)  graphic  shows  an  approximate
   representation of coastal areas under a hurricane warning

Photo: Courtesy NHC

   National   Hurricane   Center   (NHC)  graphic  shows  an  approximate
   representation  of  coastal  areas  under  a  hurricane warning (red),
   hurricane  watch  (pink),  tropical  storm warning (blue) and tropical
   storm watch (yellow), 25 Aug 2010

   Tropical  Storm  Frank  has  strengthened  into  a  hurricane over the
   Pacific Ocean.

   The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Frank could get even
   stronger  as it continues on its path away from the southwestern coast
   of Mexico.

   The  storm  is  now  a Category 1 hurricane on the five-point scale of
   hurricane  strength.  It was last recorded 270 kilometers south of the
   Mexican  port  city  of  Manzanillo with sustained winds of nearly 120
   kilometers per hour.

   Meanwhile, in the Atlantic, Hurricane Danielle also picked up strength
   Wednesday.

   The  hurricane  center  says  the storm's sustained winds increased to
   nearly 140 kilometers per hour. It remains a Category 1 hurricane.

   As of the last report, Danielle was about 1,145 kilometers east of the
   Northern Leeward Islands and moving northwest.

   Neither storm is currently posing a threat to land.

   Farther east in the Atlantic, Tropical Depression Seven is expected to
   become  a tropical storm later in the day. The storm was last recorded
   690  kilometers  west  of  the Cape Verde Islands with sustained winds
   near 55 kilometers an hour.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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