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Tropical Storm FRANKLIN (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL062011
1100 AM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011
 
...FRANKLIN STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC BUT
REMAINS NO THREAT TO LAND...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...39.0N 57.9W
ABOUT 605 MI...970 KM NE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 60 DEGREES AT 22 MPH...35 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 57.9 WEST. FRANKLIN
IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH...35 KM/H. THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE EAST ON SUNDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH GRADUAL
WEAKENING FORECAST TO BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.
FRANKLIN IS EXPECTED TO LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS BY SUNDAY
NIGHT.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM EDT.
 
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FORECASTER STEWART
 
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