Franklin Has Become A Powerful Extratropical Cyclone
Post-Tropical Cyclone
National Hurricane Center
Tropics Forecast Cone at 3:42 Friday Afternoon, September 01st
Location
790 miles NE of Bermuda
Wind
80 mph
Heading
NE at 17 mph
Pressure
28.91
Coordinates
53.8W, 39.5N
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Discussion
At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Franklin was located near latitude 39.5 North, longitude 53.8 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the northeast near 17 mph (28 km/h). A faster northeastward motion is expected during the next couple of days, followed by a turn to the east-northeast.
Maximum sustained winds are near 80 mph (130 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is expected through tonight, but gradual weakening is forecast this weekend into early next week.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 255 miles (405 km).
The estimated minimum central pressure is 979 mb (28.91 inches).
Tropics Satellite at 11:44 Friday Night, September 01st
Watches and Warnings
There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
Tropics Models at 9:02 Friday Evening, September 01st