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Tropical Storm BRET (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM BRET ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL022011
500 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2011
 
...BRET WEAKENS A LITTLE...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...31.9N 73.0W
ABOUT 270 MI...435 KM SSE OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 480 MI...775 KM W OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 50 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 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 EDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BRET WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.0 WEST. BRET IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...
75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST...
AND BRET COULD WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY FRIDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM EDT.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
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