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NHC – At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Franklin was located near latitude 22.2 North, longitude 69.9 West.<\/p>

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Franklin is moving toward the northeast near 7 mph (11 km\/h) and a northeastward to north-northeastward motion is anticipated over the next day or so, followed by a sharp turn to the north in a couple of days.<\/p>\n

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 60 mph (95 km\/h) with higher gusts. Slow strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours and Franklin could become a hurricane by Saturday.<\/p>

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Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km) from the center.<\/p>

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The latest minimum central pressure measured by dropsonde data is 998 mb (29.47 inches).<\/p>\n

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NHC – At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Franklin was located near latitude 22.2 North, longitude 69.9 West. 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