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Hurricane FRANKLIN


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Hurricane Franklin Intermediate Advisory Number 40A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL082023
200 PM AST Wed Aug 30 2023
 
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS OCCURRING ON BERMUDA...
...DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS CONTINUE ALONG THE 
MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES COAST...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM AST...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.9N 66.6W
ABOUT 155 MI...250 KM NW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 50 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...961 MB...28.38 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.
 
For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by your national meteorological service.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 200 PM AST (1800 UTC), the center of Hurricane Franklin was 
located near latitude 33.9 North, longitude 66.6 West. Franklin is 
moving toward the northeast near 13 mph (20 km/h). A gradual turn 
toward the east-northeast is expected tonight, with a slightly 
faster east-northeastward motion through Friday. On the forecast 
track, the center of Franklin is expected to pass to the northwest 
of Bermuda through this evening.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 105 mph (165 km/h) with higher
gusts. Gradual weakening is forecast over the next several days.
 
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the 
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 160 miles 
(260 km). An elevated weather station at the National Museum of 
Bermuda recently reported a sustained wind of 39 mph (63 km/h) and a 
gust of 62 mph (100 km/h). A weather station at the Bermuda airport 
recently reported a 2-minute average wind of 40 mph (65 km/h) and a 
gust of 50 mph (81 km/h).
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 961 mb (28.38 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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Key messages for Franklin can be found in the Tropical Cyclone
Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT3, WMO header WTNT43 KNHC,
and on the web at hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT3.shtml.
 
WIND:  Tropical storm conditions are occurring on Bermuda and will 
continue into this evening.
 
SURF:  Life-threatening surf and rip current conditions are 
affecting Bermuda and the east coast of the United States. These 
conditions are expected to continue during the next couple of days.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.
 
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Forecaster Reinhart
 
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