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Tropical Storm NADINE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM NADINE ADVISORY NUMBER  40
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142012
500 AM AST FRI SEP 21 2012
 
...NADINE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY MOVE AWAY FROM THE AZORES...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...35.1N 27.2W
ABOUT 200 MI...325 KM S OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...SE OR 140 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...981 MB...28.97 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
NONE.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE AZORES
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NADINE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 27.2 WEST. NADINE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THIS
TRACK...NADINE WILL BE GRADUALLY MOVING AWAY FROM THE AZORES TODAY
AND SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS POSSIBLE...AND THERE IS A STRONG
LIKELIHOOD THAT NADINE WILL BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE
NEXT DAY OR SO.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES...445 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...A CONTINUATION OF TROPICAL STORM OR GALE CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA
THIS MORNING.  THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATER TODAY.
 
SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY NADINE WILL AFFECT THE AZORES DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-
THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT
PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
RAINFALL...NADINE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER THE AZORES.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 AM AST.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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