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WTNT33 KNHC 271442
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
HURRICANE FRANKLIN ADVISORY NUMBER 28
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FLORIDA, AL082023
11:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME SUNDAY AUG 27 2023
AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND FRANKLIN A LITTLE STRONGER…
SUMMARY OF 11:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME,15:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
INFORMATION
LOCATION, 25.1 NORTH 69.3 WEST
ABOUT 275 MILES, 445 KILOMETERS NORTH NORTHEAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND
ABOUT 565 MILES, 905 KILOMETERS S SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 100 MILES PER HOUR, 155 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
PRESENT MOVEMENT, NORTH NORTHWEST OR 330 DEGREES AT 8 MILES PER HOUR, 13 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 971 MILLIBAR, 28.68 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
INTERESTS IN BERMUDA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
- AT 11:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (15:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FRANKLIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 69.3 WEST
FRANKLIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MILES PER HOUR (13 KILOMETERS PER HOUR). - THIS MOTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY, FOLLOWED BY A NORTHWESTARD AND NORTH NORTHWESTWARD MOTION INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK.
- MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 1:00 MILES PER HOUR (155 KILOMETERS PER HOUR) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
- ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND FRANKLIN COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
- HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES (35 KILOMETERS) FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES (220 KILOMETERS).
- THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 971 MILLIBAR BASED ON DATA FROM AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE (28.68 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
SURF:
- SWELLS GENERATED BY FRANKLIN ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING BERMUDA BY TONIGHT.
THESE SWELLS ARE ALSO LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS BEGINNING LATE TODAY THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THIS WEEK ALONG PORTIONS OF THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. - PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
NEXT ADVISORY
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME.
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FORECASTER KELLY/PASCH