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Tropical Storm PHILIPPE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ADVISORY NUMBER  40
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL172011
1100 PM AST MON OCT 03 2011
 
...PHILIPPE MOVING WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD...EXPECTED TO TURN TOWARD THE
WEST BY LATE TUESDAY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...23.7N 57.1W
ABOUT 755 MI...1220 KM SE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 240 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 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 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 57.1 WEST.
PHILIPPE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H.
A TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED BY LATE TUESDAY. PHILIPPE IS
THEN FORECAST TO SLOW DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY AND TURN SHARPLY
NORTHWESTWARD BY LATE WEDNESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...AND PHILIPPE COULD
BECOME A HURRICANE BY LATE WEDNESDAY.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 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 KIMBERLAIN
 
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