Tropical Storm Franklin

Forecast Advisory 8

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WTNT21 KNHC 230836
TCMAT1
TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062005
0900Z SAT JUL 23 2005


TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 29.1N 75.9W AT 23/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 25 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 30 DEGREES AT 7 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1000 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT.
34 KT....... 50NE 60SE 50SW 20NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 60NE 100SE 0SW 0NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.

REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 29.1N 75.9W AT 23/0900Z
AT 23/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 28.7N 76.1W

FORECAST VALID 23/1800Z 30.0N 74.8W
MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT.
50 KT... 20NE 20SE 0SW 0NW.
34 KT... 60NE 60SE 60SW 30NW.

FORECAST VALID 24/0600Z 30.8N 73.0W
MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT.
50 KT... 20NE 20SE 10SW 10NW.
34 KT... 60NE 75SE 60SW 30NW.

FORECAST VALID 24/1800Z 31.4N 71.0W
MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT.
50 KT... 20NE 20SE 10SW 10NW.
34 KT... 60NE 75SE 30SW 30NW.

FORECAST VALID 25/0600Z 31.8N 69.0W
MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT.
50 KT... 20NE 20SE 0SW 0NW.
34 KT... 60NE 75SE 30SW 30NW.

FORECAST VALID 26/0600Z 32.5N 65.0W
MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT.
50 KT... 20NE 20SE 0SW 0NW.
34 KT... 60NE 75SE 30SW 30NW.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY

OUTLOOK VALID 27/0600Z 35.0N 60.5W
MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT.

OUTLOOK VALID 28/0600Z 39.0N 56.0W
MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT.

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 29.1N 75.9W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 23/1500Z

FORECASTER FRANKLIN


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