Tropical Storm Franklin – Day 3
Position: 20.3N 91.3W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [285°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 65 mph [105 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 185 miles [295 km].
Minimum central pressure: 996 mb ↓.
Currently about 325 miles [ 525 km] East-Northeast of Veracruz, Mexico.
It is back over water in the Bay of Campeche at 7pm CDT.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the coast of Mexico from Puerto de Veracruz to Tuxpan.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the coast of Mexico from Tuxpan to Rio Panuco.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the coast of Mexico from east of Puerto de Veracruz to Celestun and from north of Tuxpan to Rio Panuco.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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