000 WTNT31 KNHC 020232 TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM TOMAS ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL212010 1100 PM EDT MON NOV 01 2010 ...TOMAS MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA...NO CHANGE IN INTENSITY... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...13.5N 70.8W ABOUT 365 MI...590 KM SSE OF PORT AU PRINCE HAITI ABOUT 505 MI...815 KM SE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/HR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. INTERESTS IN JAMAICA...HAITI...AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TOMAS. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TOMAS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 70.8 WEST. TOMAS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR. A WESTWARD MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...BUT SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST ON WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM MAINLY NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM EDT. $$ FORECASTER BERG