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BULLETIN
Tropical Storm Franklin Advisory Number  16
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL082023
1100 AM AST Thu Aug 24 2023
 
...FRANKLIN STRENGTHENS A LITTLE...
...EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.2N 69.9W
ABOUT 90 MI...145 KM ENE OF GRAND TURK ISLAND
ABOUT 765 MI...1230 KM SSW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Franklin was 
located near latitude 22.2 North, longitude 69.9 West. Franklin is 
moving toward the northeast near 7 mph (11 km/h) and a northeastward 
to north-northeastward motion is anticipated over the next day or 
so, followed by a sharp turn to the north in a couple of days. 
 
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 60 mph (95 km/h) with 
higher gusts. Slow strengthening is forecast during the next 48 
hours and Franklin could become a hurricane by Saturday. 
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km)
from the center.
 
The latest minimum central pressure measured by dropsonde data 
is 998 mb (29.47 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL:  Franklin is forecast to produce the following rainfall
totals through Thursday:
 
Hispaniola: An additional 1 to 3 inches.
 
Turks and Caicos: 1 to 3 inches, mainly across the eastern islands.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.
 
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Forecaster Papin
 
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