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TROPICAL STORM BRET ADVISORY NUMBER  16
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL022011
1100 AM AST THU JUL 21 2011
 
...BRET EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION LATER TODAY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.8N 70.6W
ABOUT 295 MI...475 KM ESE OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 350 MI...565 KM WNW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 55 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 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 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BRET WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 70.6 WEST. BRET IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE
CYCLONE DISSIPATES IN A DAY OR TWO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...
AND BRET IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
MAINLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
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