...FRANCINE WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... ...HEAVY RAINFALL SPREADING ACROSS MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE... As of 7:00 AM CDT Thu Sep 12 the center of Francine was located near 31.9, -90.1 with movement NNE at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 996 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.