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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE CHRIS ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL032012
1100 AM AST FRI JUN 22 2012
 
...CHRIS BECOMES POST-TROPICAL...THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...44.6N 46.9W
ABOUT 335 MI...535 KM ESE OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 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 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE
CHRIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 44.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 46.9 WEST. 
THE CYCLONE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 16 MPH...26
KM/H.  A TURN TOWARD THE SOUTH AT A SLOWER SPEED IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND CHRIS
SHOULD MERGE WITH ANOTHER EXTRATROPICAL LOW ON SATURDAY.
 
GALE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 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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THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE
FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC.
 
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FORECASTER BERG
 
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