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TROPICAL STORM NICOLE ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL152016
500 AM AST SAT OCT 08 2016

...NICOLE WEAKENING WHILE BEING BLASTED BY STRONG UPPER-LEVEL
WINDS...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.9N 65.6W
ABOUT 445 MI...715 KM S OF BERMUDA
ABOUT 520 MI...835 KM N OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...S OR 190 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 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 Tropical Storm Nicole was
located near latitude 25.9 North, longitude 65.6 West.  Nicole is
moving toward the south near 7 mph (11 km/h).  A slow southward
motion is expected to continue today and tonight, but Nicole is
then forecast to stall or meander Sunday and Sunday night.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 50 mph (85 km/h)
with higher gusts.  Little change in strength is forecast during the
next 48 hours.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles (150 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 999 mb (29.50 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 AM AST.

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Forecaster Berg

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