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WTNT33 KNHC 242047
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN ADVISORY NUMBER 17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FLORIDA, AL082023
5:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME THURSDAY AUG 24 2023
- FRANKLIN NOW MOVING EAST NORTHEASTWARD…
- FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY THE WEEKEND…
SUMMARY OF 5:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME, 21:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
INFORMATION
LOCATION, 22.4 NORTH 68.9 WEST
ABOUT 155 MILES, 250 KILOMETERS EAST NORTHEAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND
ABOUT 730 MILES, 1170 KILOMETERS S SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 60 MILES PER HOUR, 95 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
PRESENT MOVEMENT, ENE OR 60 DEGREES AT 8 MILES PER HOUR, 13 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 998 MILLIBAR, 29.47 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
- AT 5:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (21:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.4 NORTH, LONGITUDE 68.9 WEST
- FRANKLIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MILES PER HOUR (13 KILOMETERS PER HOUR), AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS, FOLLOWED BY A SLOWDOWN AND SHARP TURN TO THE NORTH OR NORTH NORTHWEST BY THE WEEKEND.
- MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MILES PER HOUR (95 KILOMETERS PER HOUR) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
- GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND FRANKLIN IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON SATURDAY.
- TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES (185 KILOMETERS) FROM THE CENTER.
- THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MILLIBAR (29.47 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
RAINFALL:
- FRANKLIN IS FORECAST TO PRODUCE THE FOLLOWING RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH THURSDAY:
- HISPANIOLA: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES.
- TURKS AND CAICOS: 1 TO 3 INCHES, MAINLY ACROSS THE EASTERN ISLANDS.
NEXT ADVISORY
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME.
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FORECASTER PAPIN