Hurricane Franklin or Tropical Storm Franklin
Sun-SentinelPosted July 21 2005,
5:12 PM EDT
The National Hurricane Center in Miami on Thursday afternoon reported that a ship in the vicinity of a strong tropical wave located just east of the central Bahamas has estimated that winds in the system were of tropical storm force.
Satellite and radar data from that area indicates the system has become better organized today, the center said in an e-mail advisory.
A U.S. Air Force Reserve unit reconnaissance aircraft is en route to determine if a tropical depression or tropical storm has developed. If so the storm will be called Franklin.
The most recent NHC report follows:
"A vigorous tropical wave is producing cloudiness and thunderstorms over central and southeastern Bahamas...the Turks and Caicos Islands...and adjacent waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. Thunderstorm activity has continued to increase and become better organzied...and surface observations...satellite imagery...and radar data suggest that a broad surface low pressure system may be forming over the central Bahamas. Upper-level winds are expected to gradually become more favorable...and a tropical depression or a tropical storm could form later today or tomorrow as the system moves generally west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph. An Air Force Reserve unit reconnaissance aircraft will investigate the system this afternoon.
Also:
"A tropical wave is producing a large area of cloudiness and thunderstorms over the western caribeban sea and adjacent land areas of Central America. This system is expected to move west-northwestward over the Yucatan Peninsula...Belize...Guatemala ...And Honduras during the next day or two...bringing locally heavy rainfall to those areas. The wave may emerge over the Bay of Campeche in 2 or 3 days...at which time some additional development of the system would be possible. The latest news and advisories about Hurricane Franklin or Tropical Storm Franklin will be posted here if it forms during the 2005 hurricane season.
posted by ... @ 5:11 PM
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