julieanne
22-07-2005, 15:11
Here's the next one folks.....
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Franklin, the sixth named storm of the busy hurricane season, formed Thursday, and was expected to meander in the western Atlantic off Florida for at least the next few days, forecasters said.
An Air Force reconnaissance aircraft determined that Franklin had sustained winds near 45 mph — above the 39 mph threshold for a tropical storm, said forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Some strengthening was forecast in the next day.
The storm was moving northwest at about 13 mph, but was expected to slow a bit and curve after passing the northern Bahamas.
'It's very uncertain what direction it will be moving a few days from now,' hurricane specialist Richard Knabb said.
The Bahamas issued a tropical storm warning.
Less than two full months into the current season, there have been a record five named storms, including two major hurricanes — Dennis and Emily.
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Franklin, the sixth named storm of the busy hurricane season, formed Thursday, and was expected to meander in the western Atlantic off Florida for at least the next few days, forecasters said.
An Air Force reconnaissance aircraft determined that Franklin had sustained winds near 45 mph — above the 39 mph threshold for a tropical storm, said forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Some strengthening was forecast in the next day.
The storm was moving northwest at about 13 mph, but was expected to slow a bit and curve after passing the northern Bahamas.
'It's very uncertain what direction it will be moving a few days from now,' hurricane specialist Richard Knabb said.
The Bahamas issued a tropical storm warning.
Less than two full months into the current season, there have been a record five named storms, including two major hurricanes — Dennis and Emily.