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Tropical Storm BRET (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM BRET ADVISORY NUMBER  10
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL022011
1100 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2011
 
...BRET MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...NO
CHANGE IN INTENSITY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...30.6N 75.0W
ABOUT 320 MI...515 KM S OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 610 MI...985 KM W OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 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 30.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.0 WEST.  BRET IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
HEADING WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND
BRET COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY THURSDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM EDT.
 
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FORECASTER BERG
 
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