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| #34664 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:49 AM 22.Jul.2005) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN ADVISORY NUMBER 5 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT FRI JUL 22 2005 ...FRANKLIN DRIFTING ERRATICALLY NORTHWESTWARD NEAR ABACO ISLANDS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS FOR ELEUTHERA...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 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.8 NORTH... LONGITUDE 77.0 WEST OR ABOUT 30 MILES... 45 KM... NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND AND ABOUT 115 MILES... 180 KM...EAST OF FREEPORT GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND. FRANKLIN HAS BEEN MEANDERING SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST OR NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH... 4 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH...AT A SLIGHTLY FASTER FORWARD SPEED...IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION WOULD KEEP THE CENTER OF FRANKLIN MOVING PARALLEL TO THE FLORIDA EAST COAST. HOWEVER...SINCE FRANLIN IS A SMALL TROPICAL STORM...SOME ERRATIC MOTION IS POSSIBLE. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES ... 55 KM MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. FRANKLIN MAY PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...26.8 N... 77.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 PM EDT. FORECASTER STEWART |
