Saturday, October 1, 2011

Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory

500 PM AST SAT OCT 01 2011

...PHILIPPE STRONGER THAN PREVIOUSLY ESTIMATED...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.2N 49.1W
ABOUT 1070 MI...1720 KM ESE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.41 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 49.1 WEST. PHILIPPE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A WESTWARD MOTION
ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

SATELLITE DATA INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65
MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS PHILIPPE IS IMPACTED BY STRONG
UPPER-LEVEL WINDS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB...29.41 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST.

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FORECASTER BERG


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