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| #35485 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:52 AM 26.Jul.2005) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN ADVISORY NUMBER 20 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST TUE JUL 26 2005 ...FRANKLIN MOVING VERY SLOWLY NEAR BERMUDA... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA... PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 68.0 WEST OR ABOUT 200 MILES... 320 KM... WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA. FRANKLIN IS MOVING ERRATICALLY TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH... 7 KM/HR. A SLOW AND SOMETIMES ERRATIC MOTION IN A GENERAL NORTHWARD DIRECTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES... 220 KM... MAINLY TO THE EAST FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN BERMUDA DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...31.3 N... 68.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 AM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM AST. FORECASTER KNABB |
