Cat. 4 Hurricane Franklin chugging north
MIAMI - Hurricane Franklin in the Atlantic remains a formidable Category 4 hurricane as it churns to the north.
Late Tuesday morning, the storm was about 345 miles west-southwest of Bermuda. It was moving to the north-northeast at 12 mph with sustained winds of 130 mph.
On the forecast track, the center of Franklin is expected to pass well to the northwest of Bermuda on Wednesday.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Bermuda. Tropical storm conditions are possible in Bermuda by Wednesday morning.
Steady weakening is forecast during the next several days.
Life-threatening surf and rip currents generated by Franklin are affecting Bermuda and the coast of the
southeast United States. These conditions are expected to spread northward along the east coast of the United States and Atlantic Canada on Tuesday into Wednesday.