Tropical Storm Franklin

Public Advisory 23A

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WTNT31 KNHC 270557
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 23A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2 AM AST WED JUL 27 2005

...FRANKLIN MOVING SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA... PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 2 AM AST...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 68.8 WEST OR ABOUT
240 MILES... 390 KM...WEST OF BERMUDA.

FRANKLIN IS MOVING ERRATICALLY TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 6
MPH... 9 KM/HR. A GENERAL NORTHWARD DIRECTION OF MOTION IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS... WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES... 165
KM... TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN BERMUDA DURING THE
NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.

REPEATING THE 2 AM AST POSITION...32.8 N... 68.8 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 AM AST.

FORECASTER KNABB


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