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Forecasters announce a tropical storm watch for the Turks and Caicos islands

By MIAMI HERALD BOT
This graphic created by the National Weather Service/NCEP Weather Prediction Center (WPC) shows the projected path. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
This graphic created by the National Weather Service/NCEP Weather Prediction Center (WPC) shows the projected path. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI HERALD BOT

Article first published: Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, 5 a.m. ET

Article last updated: Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, 8 a.m. ET

As per the National Hurricane Center’s 8 am Monday update, Tropical Storm Franklin is 235 miles south of Santo Domingo Dominican Republic, with maximum sustained wind of 50 mph. It’s moving 12 mph to the west. The Turks and Caicos islands placed under a tropical storm watch by weathercasters.

YESTERDAY (Sunday):

Yesterday (Sunday) at 5 pm, the National Hurricane Center published the first advisory for a tropical storm. Forecasters announced a tropical storm warning for the southern coast of hispaniola.

CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

The government of the Bahamas has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for the Turks and Caicos Islands.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for:

- Dominican Republic entire south coast from Haiti border eastward to Isla Saona

- Haiti entire south coast from Anse d’Hainault eastward to the Dominican Republic border

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for:

- Dominican Republic entire north and east coast from the Haiti border eastward and southward to Isla Saona

- Turks and Caicos Islands

A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.

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.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND:

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 5 to 10 inches, with isolated higher amounts up to 15 inches, will be possible across portions of Hispaniola.

WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected to begin within the warning area on Tuesday and are possible within the watch area beginning late Tuesday into Wednesday.

STORM SURGE: A storm surge will raise water levels by as much as 1 to 3 feet above ground level along the immediate coast near and to the east of where the center makes landfall in Hispaniola.

Source: National Hurricane Center

This article was generated by the Miami Herald Bot, artificial intelligence software that analyzes information from the National Hurricane Center and applies it to templates created by journalists in the newsroom. We are experimenting with this and other new ways of providing more useful content to our readers and subscribers. You can report errors or bugs to mcclatchybot@mcclatchy.com. Full hurricane coverage at miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/

This story was originally published August 20, 2023 at 5:17 PM.

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