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Tropical Storm BRET (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM BRET ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL022011
1100 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2011
 
...BRET WEAKENS A LITTLE AS IT SLOWLY MOVES AWAY FROM THE BAHAMAS...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...28.7N 76.6W
ABOUT 160 MI...260 KM N OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 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 EDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BRET WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.6 WEST.  BRET IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H.  A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  BRET COULD RE-STRENGTHEN A LITTLE
TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY...BUT WEAKENING IS EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...LOCALLY HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTHERN FACING
BEACHES IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM EDT.
 
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FORECASTER BERG
 
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