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#34680 (Received by flhurricane at: 1:55 PM 22.Jul.2005) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 5A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 2005 ...FRANKLIN MOVING NORTHWARD AWAY FROM THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS FOR ELEUTHERA...THE ABACOS...AND GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND. THIS WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 76.7 WEST OR ABOUT 70 MILES... 110 KM... NORTHEAST OF MARSH HARBOR ON GREAT ABACO ISLAND. FRANKLIN IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 9 MPH... 15 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...FRANKLIN WILL GRADUALLY MOVE AWAY FROM THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS AND THE FLORIDA EAST COAST. HOWEVER...SINCE FRANLIN IS A SMALL TROPICAL STORM...SOME ERRATIC MOTION IS STILL 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 ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. FRANKLIN MAY PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS. REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...27.4 N... 76.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. FORECASTER STEWART |