000 WTNT32 KNHC 161434 TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GERT ADVISORY NUMBER 11 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072011 ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 1100 AM AST TUE AUG 16 2011 ...GERT WEAKENS AS IT ACCELERATES NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTH ATLANTIC... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...38.1N 57.5W ABOUT 575 MI...925 KM NE OF BERMUDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 30 MPH...48 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GERT WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 57.5 WEST. GERT IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 30 MPH...48 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. GERT IS EXPECTED TO LOSE ITS TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 65 MILES...100 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER ROTH