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#34893 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:46 AM 23.Jul.2005) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT SAT JUL 23 2005 ...FRANKLIN STRENGTHENING OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC OCEAN AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM THE UNITED STATES... AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 75.0 WEST OR ABOUT 245 MILES... 390 KM... NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND AND ABOUT 635 MILES...1025 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA. FRANKLIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND FRANKLIN COULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY OR ON SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES ...130 KM..MAINLY EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56. REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...29.4 N... 75.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. FORECASTER STEWART |