766
WTNT33 KNHC 202358
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 1A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FLORIDA, AL082023
8:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME SUNDAY AUG 20 2023
NOAA AIRCRAFT DATA SHOWS FRANKLIN MAINTAINING STRENGTH…
SUMMARY OF 8:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME, 00:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME,
INFORMATION
LOCATION, 14.8 NORTH 67.8 WEST
ABOUT 240 MILES, 385 KILOMETERS SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF ISLA SAONA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ABOUT 280 MILES, 450 KILOMETERS SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS,45 MILES PER HOUR, 75 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
PRESENT MOVEMENT, WEST NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES AT 14 MILES PER HOUR, 22 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 1001 MILLIBAR, 29.56 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
NONE
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR…
- HAITI ENTIRE SOUTH COAST FROM ANSE D’HAINAULT EASTWARD TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BORDER.
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ENTIRE SOUTH COAST FROM HAITI BORDER EASTWARD TO ISLA SAONA.
- A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA, GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.
- INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
- FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
- AT 8:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (00:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 67.8 WEST
- FRANKLIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MILES PER HOUR (22 KILOMETERS PER HOUR).
- A WEST NORTHWESTWARD TRACK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO FOLLOWED BY A SHARP TURN TO THE NORTH.
- ON THE FORECAST TRACK, FRANKLIN SHOULD APPROACH THE SOUTHERN COAST OF HISPANIOLA ON TUESDAY.
- DATA FROM NOAA RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR (75 KILOMETERS PER HOUR) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
- SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
- TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES (95 KILOMETERS) FROM THE CENTER.
- THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY NOAA RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS 1001 MILLIBAR (29.56 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
WIND:
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY.
RAINFALL:
FRANKLIN IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES, WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES, ACROSS PUERTO RICO THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES, WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES, WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA.
NEXT ADVISORY
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME.
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FORECASTER KELLY/BROWN