Tropical Storm CHRIS

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TROPICAL STORM CHRIS ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL032012
500 PM AST THU JUN 21 2012
 
...CHRIS BEGINS TO WEAKEN...NOW A TROPICAL STORM...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...42.4N 42.9W
ABOUT 585 MI...940 KM ESE OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.23 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 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 42.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 42.9 WEST. CHRIS IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H.  CHRIS IS
FORECAST TO TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND WEST WITH A DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED ON FRIDAY.  AFTERWARD...A TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST AND CHRIS IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE ON FRIDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER ROBERTS
 
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