WOCN31 CWHX 300000
TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE
CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9.00 PM ADT
FRIDAY 29 JULY 2005.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 3.00 AM ADT

 ...FRANKLIN LOSING ITS TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS...

1. CURRENT POSITION, STRENGTH, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND MOTION

AT 9.00 PM ADT... TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 43.3 N AND LONGITUDE 57.0 W... ABOUT 135 NAUTICAL MILES
OR 255 KM EAST OF SABLE ISLAND . MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
ESTIMATED AT 50 KNOTS... 93 KM/H... AND CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 997
MB. FRANKLIN IS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 23 KNOTS... 43 KM/H.

2. FORECAST POSITION, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND STRENGTH

DATE     TIME     LAT    LON   MSLP  MAX WIND
          ADT                    MB  KTS  KMH
JUL 29  9.00 PM  43.3N  57.0W   997   50   93
JUL 30  3.00 AM  44.5N  54.0W   997   50   93 POST-TROPICAL
JUL 30  9.00 AM  45.8N  51.3W  1004   35   65 POST-TROPICAL
JUL 30  3.00 PM  47.0N  48.6W  1004   35   65 POST-TROPICAL
JUL 30  9.00 PM  48.4N  45.4W  1009   30   56 POST-TROPICAL

3. PUBLIC WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY

MOISTURE FROM FRANKLIN WILL AFFECT THE AVALON PENINSULA THIS EVENING 
AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. 15 TO 25 MM OF RAIN ARE 
FORECAST WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 50 MM POSSIBLE IN EMBEDDED 
THUNDERSHOWERS.

4. MARINE WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY

STORM FORCE SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF LAURENTIAN FAN. MEANWHILE
GALE FORCE EASTERLIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED FURTHER NORTH.
GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF THE
TRACK OF FRANKLIN AS IT CROSSES LAURENTIAN FAN AND
SOUTHWESTERN GRAND BANKS EARLY TONIGHT. AFTERWARD GALE
FORCE WINDS ARE PREDICTED SOUTH OF THE TRACK OF FRANKLIN
AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
SOUTHERN GRAND BANKS ON SATURDAY.

5. TECHNICAL DISCUSSION

A. ANALYSIS

FRANKLIN IS LOOKING MUCH LESS TROPICAL ON SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS 
EVENING AND IT APPEARS TO BE UNDERGOING EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION.

B. PROGNOSTIC

FRANKLIN SHOULD TRANSITION TO A POST TROPICAL STORM OVERNIGHT.

C. PUBLIC WEATHER

GEM REGIONAL QPF SHOWS TWO DISTINCT BANDS OF PRECIPITATION OVER 
NEWFOUNDLAND AT 12Z SATURDAY.  IT APPEARS THAT THE MOISTURE FROM 
FRANKLIN WILL MAINLY AFFECT THE AVALON.

D. MARINE WEATHER

MOST OF THE HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN ON THE SOUTH SIDE
OF THE STORM AS IT MOVES RAPIDLY EASTWARD. SEAS IN EXCESS OF 4M
HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

PREDICTED WIND RADII (NM)
TIME          GALES           STORMS            HURRICANE
         NE  SE  SW  NW    NE  SE  SW  NW    NE  SE  SW  NW
30/00Z   60 120  90  30    30  40  20   0     0   0   0   0
30/06Z   50 100  90  30    30  40  20   0     0   0   0   0
30/12Z   40 100  70  20     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
30/18Z   30  90  60  20     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0
31/00Z    0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0     0   0   0   0

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