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Tropical Storm OTTO (Text)


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TROPICAL STORM OTTO ADVISORY NUMBER  16
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     AL172010
1100 PM AST SAT OCT 09 2010
 
...OTTO WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.9N 48.7W
ABOUT 935 MI...1510 KM E OF BERMUDA
ABOUT 1245 MI...2000 KM W OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 60 DEGREES AT 38 MPH...61 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 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 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OTTO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 48.7 WEST. OTTO IS
MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 38 MPH...61 KM/HR. THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED BY SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. GRADUAL
WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND OTTO
COULD LOSE TROPICAL CYCLONE CHARACTERISTICS BY SUNDAY NIGHT OR
MONDAY.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES...350 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER STEWART
 
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