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#35224 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:37 PM 24.Jul.2005) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM EDT SUN JUL 24 2005 ...FRANKLIN TEMPORARILY STALLS...EXPECTED TO RESUME AN EAST-NORTHEASTWARD MOTION ON MONDAY... INTERESTS IN BERMUDA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF FRANKLIN. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR BERMUDA ON MONDAY. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 71.6 WEST OR ABOUT 410 MILES... 660 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA. FRANKLIN HAS BEEN DRIFTING TOWARD THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH ... 6 KM/HR FOR THE PAST FEW HOURS. A SLOW AND ERRATIC DRIFT IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH A MOTION TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST FORECAST TO RESUME ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FRANKLIN IS CURRENTLY IN AN AREA OF UNFAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS...AND SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES ...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...30.9 N... 71.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM EDT. FORECASTER BEVEN |