Tropical Storm Franklin Advisory Number 8
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL082023
1100 AM EDT Tue Aug 22 2023
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.5N 71.1W
ABOUT 220 MI...355 KM SSW OF SANTO DOMINGO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 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...
* Dominican Republic entire south coast from Haiti border eastward to Isla Saona
* Haiti entire south coast from Anse d'Hainault eastward to the Dominican Republic border
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Dominican Republic entire north and east coast from the Haiti border eastward and southward to Isla Saona
* Turks and Caicos Islands
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.
A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.
Interests elsewhere in Haiti and the Dominican Republic should monitor the progress of this system.
For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by your national meteor-ological service.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Franklin was located near latitude 15.5 North, longitude 71.1 West. Franklin is moving toward the northwest near 7 mph (11 km/h). A turn toward the north is expected later today, followed by a turn toward the northeast by Thursday. On the forecast track, the center of Franklin is expected to approach the southern coast of Hispaniola today, cross the island on Wednesday, and then emerge over the southwestern Atlantic waters late Wednesday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast before Franklin reaches Hispaniola. Some weakening is likely while the storm moves across Hispaniola.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from the center.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1002 mb (29.59 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL: Franklin is expected to produce additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches, with storm to-tal maxima of 6 inches, across Puerto Rico and Vieques into Thursday. Across portions of Hispaniola, rainfall amounts of 5 to 10 inches, with isolated higher amounts up to 15 inches, are expected through Wednesday.
WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected to begin within the warning area tonight and continue into Wednesday, and are possible within the watch area in Hispaniola beginning Wednesday. Tropical storm conditions are possible in the Turks and Caicos Islands late Wednesday and Wednesday night.
STORM SURGE: A storm surge will raise water levels by as much as 1 to 3 feet above ground level along the immediate coast near and to the east of where the center makes landfall in Hispaniola.
Forecaster Berg
