WOCN31 CWHX 261800
TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE
CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3.00 PM ADT 
TUESDAY 26 JULY 2005.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED ON TROPICAL STORM
FRANKLIN BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE UNLESS CONDITIONS CHANGE 
SUFFICIENTLY TO WARRANT AN UPDATE.

 ...FRANKLIN IS EXPECTED TO HAVE MINIMAL OR NO IMPACT
ON CANADIAN TERRITORY...

1. CURRENT POSITION, STRENGTH, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND MOTION

AT 3.00 PM ADT... TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.2 N AND LONGITUDE 67.9 W... ABOUT 160 NAUTICAL MILES
OR 300 KM WEST OF BERMUDA . MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
ESTIMATED AT 35 KNOTS... 65 KM/H... AND CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 1004
MB. FRANKLIN IS MOVING NORTH AT 6 KNOTS... 11 KM/H.

2. FORECAST POSITION, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND STRENGTH

DATE     TIME     LAT    LON   MSLP  MAX WIND
          ADT                    MB  KTS  KMH
JUL 26  3.00 PM  32.2N  67.9W  1004   35   65
JUL 27  3.00 AM  33.3N  67.8W  1004   35   65
JUL 27  3.00 PM  34.6N  67.7W  1004   35   65
JUL 28  3.00 AM  36.3N  67.1W  1002   40   74
JUL 28  3.00 PM  38.0N  65.9W  1004   35   65
JUL 29  3.00 AM  39.3N  64.3W  1009   30   56 POST-TROPICAL
JUL 29  3.00 PM  40.8N  62.3W  1009   30   56 POST-TROPICAL

3. PUBLIC WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY

NIL

4. MARINE WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY

PRECIPITATION FROM FRANKLIN IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE OFFSHORE
MARINE AREAS.

5. TECHNICAL DISCUSSION

A. ANALYSIS

ALTHOUGH FRANKLIN HAS BEEN WEAK AND DISORGANIZED FOR SOME TIME
IT REMAINS A MINIMUM STRENGTH TROPICAL CYCLONE.

B. PROGNOSTIC

WHILE ITS FORECAST TRACK HAS IT ENTERING THE CHC RESPONSE ZONE
WITHIN 48 HOURS IT IS EXPECTED THAT FRANKLIN WILL HAVE WEAKENED 
ENOUGH BY THIS TIME THAT IT WILL NO LONGER HAVE GALE FORCE WINDS 
ASSOCIATED WITH IT. FOR THIS REASON THIS IS PLANNED TO BE THE ONLY 
BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE REGARDING FRANKLIN. 
SHOULD FRANKLIN CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY IN ITS STRENGTH TRACK OR
IMPACTS THE CHC WILL ISSUE UPDATED BULLETINS.

C. PUBLIC WEATHER

NIL

D. MARINE WEATHER

ONLY THE PRECIPITATION FROM FRANKLIN IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT
CANADIAN MARINE AREAS.

PREDICTED WIND RADII (NM)
TIME          GALES           STORMS            HURRICANE
         NE  SE  SW  NW    NE  SE  SW  NW    NE  SE  SW  NW
26/18Z    0  90   0   0     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
27/06Z    0  90   0   0     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
27/18Z    0  90   0   0     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
28/06Z   90  90   0   0     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
28/18Z    0  90   0   0     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
29/06Z    0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
29/18Z    0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0

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