Tropical Storm Franklin – Day 4
Position: 21.2N 70.4W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [015°] near 13 mph [20 kph]..
Maximum sustained winds: 45 mph [ 75 kph].
Wind Gusts: 55 mph [ 90 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 90 miles [150 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb ↓.
Currently about 50 miles [ 80 km] South-Southeast of Grand Turk Island.
Making landfall on the southern coast of the Dominican Republic at 7AM CDT.
Is over the Dominican Republic at 10AM to 4PM CDT.
Is over water North of the Dominican Republic at 7PM CDT.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Dominican Republic south coast from Punta Palenque eastward to Cabo Engano; the Dominican Republic entire north coast from Haiti border eastward to Cabo Engano; the Turks & Caicos Islands.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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August 23, 2023 Comments Off on Tropical Storm Franklin – Day 4
