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TROPICAL STORM NICOLE ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL152016
500 PM AST FRI OCT 07 2016

...NICOLE A LITTLE WEAKER YET...
...EXPECTED TO WEAKEN FURTHER WHILE MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...27.0N 65.2W
ABOUT 365 MI...590 KM S OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...S OR 185 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.36 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 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Nicole was
located near latitude 27.0 North, longitude 65.2 West. Nicole is
moving toward the south near 5 mph (7 km/h), and this general
motion with some reduction in forward speed is forecast through
early Sunday.  A slow west-northwestward or northwestward drift is
expected later on Sunday.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 65 mph (100 km/h)
with higher gusts.  Additional weakening is expected during the
next day or so.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 994 mb (29.36 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF: Swells associated with Nicole, along with rough surf
conditions, should continue to affect Bermuda for the next few days.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 PM AST.

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Forecaster Kimberlain

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