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Tropical Storm KIRK (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM KIRK ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL112012
1100 PM AST SAT SEP 01 2012
 
...KIRK WEAKENING...EXPECTED TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE
SOON...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...41.2N 41.8W
ABOUT 675 MI...1090 KM ESE OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
ABOUT 815 MI...1315 KM WNW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 29 MPH...46 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 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 KIRK WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 41.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 41.8 WEST. KIRK IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 29 MPH...46 KM/H. THIS HEADING WITH
AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND
KIRK IS EXPECTED TO BECOME POST-TROPICAL ON SUNDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 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 CANGIALOSI
 
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