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Hurricane Franklin Intermediate Advisory Number 37A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL082023
800 PM AST Tue Aug 29 2023
 
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN BERMUDA 
BEGINNING TOMORROW MORNING...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM AST...0000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...31.9N 69.4W
ABOUT 275 MI...440 KM W OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...947 MB...27.97 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
 
None.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
 
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Bermuda
 
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.
 
For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by your national meteorological service.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 800 PM AST (0000 UTC), the center of Hurricane Franklin was
located near latitude 31.9 North, longitude 69.4 West.  Franklin is
moving toward the northeast near 12 mph (19 km/h), and this motion
with a faster forward speed is expected during the next few days. On 
the forecast track, the center of Franklin is expected to pass to 
the northwest of Bermuda on Wednesday.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 125 mph (205 km/h) with higher
gusts.  Franklin is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale.  Steady weakening is forecast during the next
several days.
 
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from
the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150
miles (240 km). NOAA Buoy 41048, located a few hundred miles west 
of Bermuda, recently reported a sustained wind of 83 mph (133 km/h) 
and a gust of 101 mph (162 km/h).
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 947 mb (27.97 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF:  Life-threatening surf and rip currents generated by Franklin
are already affecting Bermuda and the east coast of the United
States. These conditions are expected to continue during the next
several days.
 
WIND:  Tropical storm conditions are expected to reach Bermuda by
Wednesday morning, making outside preparations difficult or
dangerous.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 PM AST.
 
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Forecaster Bucci
 
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