โAt 800 PM AST (0000 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Franklin was located near latitude 14.8 North, longitude 67.8 West which is estimated at 283 miles South-Southwest of the BVI.
Moisture and instability associated with an area of disturbed weather, Tropical Storm Franklin located south of the BVI is forecast to generate unsettled conditions over the next few hours.
Franklin is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h). A west-northwestward track is expected to continue for the next day or so followed by a sharp turn to the north. On the forecast track, Franklin should approach the southern coast of Hispaniola on Tuesday.
Data from NOAA reconnaissance aircraft indicate that the maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from the center.
The minimum central pressure measured by NOAA reconnaissance aircraft is 1001 mb (29.56 inches)
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY
A Flash Flood watch have been issued for the BVI Until Tommorow.
๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต: ๐ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ. ๐ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for, * Haiti entire south coast from Anse d’Hainault eastward to the Dominican Republic border. * Dominican Republic entire south coast from Haiti border eastward to Isla Saona.
A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.
Interests elsewhere in Haiti and the Dominican Republic should monitor the progress of this system.
LAND HAZARDS:
WIND: Tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area beginning late Tuesday.
RAINFALL: Franklin is expected to produce rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches, with isolated higher amounts of 6 inches, across Puerto Rico through the middle of the week.
Rainfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches, with isolated higher amounts up to 12 inches, will be possible across portions of Hispaniola.
Rainfall accumulation for the BVI could total between 10 and 38.0 mm or .40 to 1.75 inch
