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WTNT33 KNHC 251452
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN ADVISORY NUMBER 20
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FLORIDA, AL082023
11:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME FRIDAY AUG 25 2023
FRANKLIN CURRENTLY DISORGANIZED BUT FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN THIS WEEKEND…
SUMMARY OF 11:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME, 15:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
INFORMATION
LOCATION, 21.8 NORTH 67.8 WEST
ABOUT 215 MILES, 340 KILOMETERS EAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND
ABOUT 750 MILES, 1205 KILOMETERS SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 50 MILES PER HOUR, 85 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
PRESENT MOVEMENT, ESE OR 115 DEGREES AT 5 MILES PER HOUR, 7 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 1003 MILLIBAR, 29.62 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
- AT 11:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (15:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WAS LOCATED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT NEAR LATITUDE 21.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 67.8 WEST
- FRANKLIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST SOUTHEAST NEAR 5 MILES PER HOUR (7 KILOMETERS PER HOUR), AND THIS MOTION WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE EASTERLY AND NORTHASTERLY TODAY.
- A SHARP TURN TOWARD THE NORTH, WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY, WITH A NORTHWESTWARD OR NORTH NORTHWESTWARD MOTION OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
- MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MILES PER HOUR (85 KILOMETERS PER HOUR) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
- GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST BY TOMORROW, AND FRANKLIN WILL LIKELY BECOME A HURRICANE OVER THE WEEKEND.
- TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES (185 KILOMETERS) FROM THE CENTER.
- THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM DROPSONDE DATA IS 1003 MILLIBAR (29.62 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME.
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FORECASTER KELLY/BLAKE