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Tropical Storm OSCAR (Text)


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TROPICAL STORM OSCAR ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL152012
1100 PM AST THU OCT 04 2012
 
...OSCAR A LITTLE STRONGER BUT EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE ON FRIDAY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.0N 40.2W
ABOUT 1135 MI...1830 KM WNW OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 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 OSCAR WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 40.2 WEST. OSCAR IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H...AND THE STORM 
IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST BEFORE
OSCAR DISSIPATES IN ABOUT 24 HOURS.  
 
OSCAR IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM...MAINLY EAST OF THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 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 BLAKE
 
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