Tropical Storm Franklin

Public Advisory 31

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WTNT31 KNHC 290231
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN ADVISORY NUMBER 31
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM AST THU JUL 28 2005

...FRANKLIN GRADUALLY ACCELERATING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST...MAINLY A
THREAT TO MARINE INTERESTS...

AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 66.0 WEST OR ABOUT
415 MILES... 665 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA.

FRANKLIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/HR...
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE EARLY FRIDAY...
FOLLOWED BY WEAKENING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT AFTER
FRANKLIN MOVES NORTH OF THE GULF STREAM.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES
...150 KM FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...38.9 N... 66.0 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 997 MB.

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

FORECASTER BEVEN


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