...FRANCINE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO... ...CHANGES TO WARNINGS AND WATCHES ALONG THE GULF COAST... As of 4:00 PM CDT Tue Sep 10 the center of Francine was located near 25.7, -95.0 with movement NE at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 987 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.