Hurricane Franklin continues to churn as a major Category 4 hurricane well off the East Coast, but still threatens to impact the East Coast and Bermuda.
Maximum sustained winds had decreased Tuesday morning to near 140 mph with higher gusts, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
However, Franklin is still a formidable Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
Continued weakness is forecast over the next few days as Franklin’s center is expected to pass west of Bermuda on Wednesday.
The Fox Forecast Center says the Southeast and mid-Atlantic are already seeing life-threatening waves and currents.
The danger could remain through the Labor Day weekend, but forecasts remain that the storm will not make landfall in the US.
Hurricane Hunters, part of an Air Force Reserve unit known as the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, have made several flights to Franklin to take measurements, including to the eye of the storm over the weekend.
Where is Hurricane Franklin now?
Hurricane Franklin is located about 385 miles west-southwest of Bermuda and is moving north at 9 mph.
Franklin’s winds were 130 mph with higher gusts, according to the NHC.
Hurricane Franklin churned in the Atlantic several hundred miles west-southwest of Bermuda. FOX Weather
Where is Hurricane Franklin headed?
Hurricane Franklin is not forecast to make landfall in the US.
Tracks from the NHC show the storm moving between the East Coast and Bermuda this week.
The Bermuda Meteorological Service issued a tropical storm watch for Bermuda.
Franklin will make its closest approach to the island on Wednesday.
Hurricane Franklin is not forecast to make landfall in the US. FOX Weather
“I urge residents to remain vigilant and monitor the weather and official updates,” said Bermuda’s Minister of National Security Michal Weeks, JP, MP.
On the forecast track, the hurricane is expected to shoot across the gap between Bermuda and the US as it makes a gradual turn towards the north and then north-northeast.
The storm will increase its pace over the next few days and gradually lose strength, forecast to drop below hurricane strength this weekend.
Life-threatening swells and waves began to affect Bermuda and the southeastern US on Monday. Andrew West/The News-Press/USA TODAY NETWORK/Sipa USA
Will the US be affected by Franklin?
Although Hurricane Franklin is not expected to make landfall in the US mainland, large waves will affect the East Coast beginning Monday and likely last through the Labor Day weekend, the Fox Forecast Center said.
In addition, dangerous rip currents are forecast for beaches up and down the East Coast this week.
Life-threatening swells and waves began to affect Bermuda and the southeastern US on Monday.
Large waves from Franklin will affect the East Coast beginning Monday and will likely last through the Labor Day weekend. FOX Weather
The impact is forecast to spread northward along the US coast and Atlantic Canada in the coming days.
“This is not going to be a landing for us,” said Fox Weather meteorologist Britta Merwin. “We have a series of troughs coming from the East Coast, and that will be our protector. You don’t have to worry about this landing on the East Coast, but we could see some rough wave conditions.”
By Wednesday morning, waves off the coast of North Carolina could reach 9 to 12 feet, Merwin added.
“Thankfully, the strongest waves and the biggest waves will be gone from here by the time we get to Labor Day weekend,” he said. “But if we have this pass too close, and we have some beach erosion by the Labor Day holiday weekend, we could see some small implications there.”
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