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| #34589 (Received by flhurricane at: 1:43 AM 22.Jul.2005) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 3A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2 AM EDT FRI JUL 22 2005 ...CENTER OF FRANKLIN NEAR GREAT ABACO IN THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS FOR ELEUTHERA... NEW PROVIDENCE... THE BERRY ISLANDS... THE ABACOS... AND GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 2 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.5 NORTH... LONGITUDE 76.9 WEST OR NEAR GREAT ABACO ISLAND IN THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 105 MILES... 170 KM... NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NASSAU IN THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. FRANKLIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FRANKLIN IS A SMALL SYSTEM... WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTENDING OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES... 65 KM... MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES. FRANKLIN COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. REPEATING THE 2 AM EDT POSITION...26.5 N... 76.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM EDT. FORECASTER BEVEN |
