Tropical Storm Franklin

Forecast Advisory 20

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WTNT21 KNHC 260847
TCMAT1
TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 20
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062005
0900Z TUE JUL 26 2005

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.

TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 31.3N 68.0W AT 26/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 20 DEGREES AT 4 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1000 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT.
34 KT.......120NE 120SE 0SW 0NW.
12 FT SEAS..175NE 225SE 50SW 50NW.
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 31.3N 68.0W AT 26/0900Z
AT 26/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 31.1N 68.1W

FORECAST VALID 26/1800Z 31.8N 67.9W
MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT.
34 KT...120NE 120SE 0SW 0NW.

FORECAST VALID 27/0600Z 32.7N 67.8W
MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT.
34 KT...120NE 120SE 0SW 0NW.

FORECAST VALID 27/1800Z 34.1N 67.7W
MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT.
34 KT...120NE 120SE 0SW 0NW.

FORECAST VALID 28/0600Z 36.2N 67.0W
MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT.

FORECAST VALID 29/0600Z 40.0N 63.0W...BECOMING ABSORBED BY FRONT
MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT.

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 30/0600Z...ABSORBED

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 31.3N 68.0W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 26/1500Z

FORECASTER KNABB


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