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--- potential_tropical_cyclone_seven [2017/08/10 16:04]
forsythsnow [Impacts]
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 ====== Tropical Storm Franklin ======
-Potential Tropical Cyclone Seven (PTC7), after crossing the Atlantic from off the African Coast and being named Invest 97L, then Invest 90L, became a PTC at the 5 PM advisory on August 6, 2017 with winds of 35 mph and  a central pressure of 1008 mb.
+{{:hurricanefranklinpeak.jpg?200 |}}Potential Tropical Cyclone Seven (PTC7), after crossing the Atlantic from off the African Coast and being named Invest 97L, then Invest 90L, became a PTC at the 5 PM advisory on August 6, 2017 with winds of 35 mph and  a central pressure of 1008 mb.
 It was upgraded to Tropical storm Franklin at the 11 PM advisory on August 6, 2017 with winds of 40 mph and a pressure of 1006 mb.  The storm began to strenghten and organize quickly the morning of August 7, 2017 as by the 11 AM advisory, it had become a 60 mph tropical storm with a central pressure of 999mb.
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 At the 5 PM advisory on August 9, 2017, Franklin was upgraded to a hurricane, making it the first one of the year. It had a maximum sustained winds of 75 mph and a min pressure of 984 mb at that time.
+Franklin maxed out with winds of 90 mph and a min pressure of 981 mb confirmed by the hurricane hunters between advisories. After maxing out, Franklin moved toward Mexico and made landfall and began to dissipate.
+Franklin moved inland and became a tropical storm briefly the morning of Aug 10, 2017 before dissipating at the 11 AM advisory.
 ===== Impacts =====
 The development of the storm prompted tropical storm warnings and watches to be issued for the Yucatan Peninsula, and the next morning, hurricane watches were issued on the Yucatan Peninsula due to the storm becoming a strong tropical storm overnight.
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 ===== Storm Images =====
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+[[tropical_storm_emily|← Tropical Storm Emily]]
+[[tropical_depression_8|Hurricane Gert →]]