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| #1150013 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:53 AM 29.Aug.2023) TCPAT3 BULLETIN Hurricane Franklin Advisory Number 35 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL082023 500 AM EDT Tue Aug 29 2023 ...FRANKLIN REMAINS A FORMIDABLE CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE... ...LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENTS ONGOING ALONG THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES COASTLINE AND EXPECTED TO SPREAD UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD... SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...30.2N 70.8W ABOUT 385 MI...615 KM WSW OF BERMUDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...935 MB...27.61 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: None. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for... * Bermuda A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours. For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by your national meteorological service. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 500 AM EDT (0900 UTC), the center of Hurricane Franklin was located near latitude 30.2 North, longitude 70.8 West. Franklin is moving toward the north-northeast near 9 mph (15 km/h). A north-northeastward to northeastward motion with a faster forward speed is expected during the next few days. On the forecast track, the center of Franklin is expected to pass well to the northwest of Bermuda on Wednesday. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 140 mph (220 km/h) with higher gusts. However, Franklin is still a formidable category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Steady weakening is forecast during the next several days. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150 miles (240 km). The estimated minimum central pressure is 935 mb (27.61 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF: Life-threatening surf and rip currents generated by Franklin are already affecting Bermuda and the coast of the southeast United States. These conditions are expected to spread northward along the east coast of the United States and Atlantic Canada later today into Wednesday. WIND: Tropical storm conditions are possible in Bermuda by Wednesday morning. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next intermediate advisory at 800 AM EDT. Next complete advisory at 1100 AM EDT. $$ Forecaster Papin |
