BULLETIN<br>
TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN ADVISORY NUMBER   5<br>
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL062011<br>
500 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2011<br>
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...FRANKLIN WEAKENING OVER THE FAR NORTH ATLANTIC...<br>
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SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION<br>
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LOCATION...39.7N 55.5W<br>
ABOUT 730 MI...1170 KM NE OF BERMUDA<br>
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H<br>
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 70 DEGREES AT 22 MPH...35 KM/H<br>
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES<br>
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WATCHES AND WARNINGS<br>
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.<br>
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DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK<br>
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AT 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WAS<br>
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 55.5 WEST. FRANKLIN IS<br>
MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH...35 KM/H. THIS GENERAL<br>
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL TURN<br>
TOWARD THE EAST LATER TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY.<br>
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MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER<br>
GUSTS.  STEADY WEAKENING IS FORECAST AND FRANKLIN SHOULD LOSE ITS<br>
TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS LATER TONIGHT OR SUNDAY MORNING.<br>
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TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM<br>
FROM THE CENTER.<br>
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ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.<br>
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HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND<br>
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NONE.<br>
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NEXT ADVISORY<br>
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM EDT.<br>
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