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Tropical Storm OPHELIA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL162011
1100 AM AST SAT SEP 24 2011
 
...OPHELIA CONTINUES MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.8N 56.0W
ABOUT 385 MI...620 KM E OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 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 OPHELIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 56.0 WEST. OPHELIA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H. THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED
BY SUNDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES...
415 KM...MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 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 STEWART
 
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