000
WTNT32 KNHC 210843
TCPAT2
 
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM BRET ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL022011
500 AM AST THU JUL 21 2011
 
...BRET STILL A TROPICAL STORM...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.1N 71.7W
ABOUT 260 MI...420 KM ESE OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 405 MI...650 KM W OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 50 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 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 BRET WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 71.7 WEST. BRET IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE
CYCLONE DISSIPATES IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...
AND BRET COULD WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OR A REMNANT LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM LATER TODAY.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM...
MAINLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER STEWART