ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL162011 500 AM AST THU SEP 22 2011 ...OPHELIA INTENSIFIES A LITTLE BUT FORECAST TO SLOWLY WEAKEN... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...13.4N 47.0W ABOUT 1020 MI...1640 KM ESE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.35 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 47.0 WEST. OPHELIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS DUE TO STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM...MOSTLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER. NOAA BUOY 41041...LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER...RECENTLY REPORTED 1-MINUTE MEAN WINDS OF 63 MPH...101 KM/H...AND A WIND GUST OF 78 MPH...126 KM/H. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE NNNN
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