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#34976 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:43 PM 23.Jul.2005) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN ADVISORY NUMBER 10 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM EDT SAT JUL 23 2005 ...FRANKLIN MOVING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC... AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 74.3 WEST OR ABOUT 295 MILES... 475 KM... NORTHEAST OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND AND ABOUT 585 MILES... 945 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA. FRANKLIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR ...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WHILE SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...FRANKLIN COULD STILL BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TONIGHT OR ON SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES ...130 KM...MAINLY EAST THROUGH SOUTH OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...29.9 N... 74.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM EDT. FORECASTER STEWART |