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Tropical Storm OPHELIA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL162011
1100 PM AST WED SEP 21 2011
 
...OPHELIA CONTINUING WESTWARD ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC...CENTER
PASSING SOUTH OF NOAA BUOY 41041...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.7N 46.2W
ABOUT 1065 MI...1715 KM E OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

INTERESTS IN THE LEEWARD ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
OPHELIA.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 46.2 WEST. OPHELIA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW WITH A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT CURRENTLY FAVORABLE FOR
STRENGTHENING...AND LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM
FROM THE CENTER.  NOAA BUOY 41041...LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF THE
CENTER...RECENTLY REPORTED 1-MINUTE MEAN WINDS OF 51 MPH...
83 KM/H...AND A WIND GUST OF 60 MPH...97 KM/H.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 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 BEVEN
 
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