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Tropical Storm GABRIELLE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER  10
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL072013
500 PM AST TUE SEP 10 2013
 
...WIND INCREASING ON BERMUDA AS STRENGTHENING GABRIELLE
APPROACHES...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...31.5N 64.9W
ABOUT 55 MI...90 KM S OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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...
* BERMUDA
 
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 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE
WAS LOCATED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT NEAR
LATITUDE 31.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 64.9 WEST. GABRIELLE IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND
A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. ON THE
FORECAST TRACK...GABRIELLE IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER OR NEAR BERMUDA
IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 
 
DATA FROM THE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A LITTLE
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. 
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM
FROM THE CENTER. L.F. WADE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON BERMUDA RECENTLY
REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND OF 32 MPH...52 KM/H. AN ELEVATED STATION
AT COMMISSIONERS POINT ON BERMUDA RECENTLY REPORTED A SUSTAINED
WIND OF 47 MPH...76 KM/H...AND A WIND GUST OF 59 MPH...95 KM/H. 
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON BERMUDA INTO
WEDNESDAY. 
 
RAINFALL...GABRIELLE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
2 TO 4 INCHES OVER BERMUDA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 6
INCHES POSSIBLE.
 
STORM SURGE...A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
IS EXPECTED ON BERMUDA. IN ADDITION...ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT BERMUDA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 PM AST.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN
 
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