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Hurricane NADINE (Text)

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HURRICANE NADINE ADVISORY NUMBER  20
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142012
500 AM AST SUN SEP 16 2012
 
...NADINE CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY EASTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL
ATLANTIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...30.5N 44.7W
ABOUT 1135 MI...1825 KM WSW OF THE AZORES
ABOUT 1190 MI...1915 KM E OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...E OR 95 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB...29.03 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 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NADINE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 44.7 WEST. NADINE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.  A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND
A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  NADINE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185
MILES...295 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
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