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James L. Franklin is a former weather forecaster who served with the National Hurricane Center as its branch chief. He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and of Ransom Everglades School in 1976 in Miami, where he was a co-valedictorian.
Franklin liked to add his wit to many of his forecasts, much like his counterpart Lixion Avila and in contrast with the often dry commentary of other forecasters. For example:
- In forecasting 2002 Atlantic hurricane season's Hurricane Kyle, Franklin noted "for fun, [a] long-range run of the GFS [model] has Kyle -- its decayed remnants actually -- reaching south Florida just in time for the kickoff of the Miami/Florida State game, one week from tomorrow." Later, as the storm deteriorated, Franklin started his forecast discussion with a line from the Bee Gees' song Stayin' Alive.
- When forecasting Tropical Storm Franklin in 2005, Franklin said "Franklin -- the storm, not the forecaster -- has become a little better organized overnight. [...] It is quite possible that little or nothing will be left of Franklin -- the storm, not the forecaster -- in 2-3 days."
- In the Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Vince in 2005, Franklin alluded to My Fair Lady when he quipped "The rain in Spain was mainly less than 2 inches, although 3.30 inches fell in the plain at Cordoba."
- In a discussion for Tropical Depression Ana in 2009, Franklin noted that "[t]he intensity forecast is complicated by the uncertain existence of an actual tropical cyclone..."
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