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WTNT31 KNHC 021448
TCPAT1
 
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM KIRK ADVISORY NUMBER  20
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL112012
1100 AM AST SUN SEP 02 2012
 
...KIRK RACING NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC...EXPECTED TO
BECOME POST-TROPICAL LATER TODAY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...46.2N 36.5W
ABOUT 790 MI...1270 KM E OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
ABOUT 745 MI...1200 KM NW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 37 MPH...59 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 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 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KIRK WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 46.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 36.5 WEST. KIRK IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 37 MPH...59 KM/H. THIS GENERAL
HEADING ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  KIRK IS EXPECTED TO BECOME POST-TROPICAL LATER TODAY AND
MERGE WITH A FRONT BY MONDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI