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HURRICANE FRANKLIN ADVISORY NUMBER 29
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FLORIDA, AL082023
5:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME SUNDAY AUG 27 2023
- FRANKLIN FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON MONDAY…
- LIFE THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES…
SUMMARY OF 5:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME, 21:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
INFORMATION
LOCATION,25.9 NORTH 70.0 WEST
ABOUT 320 MILES, 515 KILOMETERS NORTH NORTHEAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND
ABOUT 535 MILES, 855 KILOMETERS 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,970 MILLIBAR, 28.65 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 5:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (21:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FRANKLIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 70.0 WEST
FRANKLIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MILES PER HOUR (13 KILOMETERS PER HOUR). - THIS MOTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A NORTHWESTARD AND NORTH NORTHWESTWARD MOTION INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK.
- MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MILES PER HOUR (155 KILOMETERS PER HOUR) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
- ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND FRANKLIN IS FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON MONDAY.
- 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 970 MILLIBAR (28.65 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 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 11:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME.
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FORECASTER KELLY/PASCH