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WTNT33 KNHC 172049
TCPAT3
 
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM GORDON ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL082012
500 PM AST FRI AUG 17 2012
 
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN AZORES...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.3N 44.0W
ABOUT 980 MI...1580 KM W OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...E OR 95 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...32 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...993 MB...29.32 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF PORTUGAL HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN AZORES.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN AZORES
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GORDON WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 44.0 WEST.  GORDON IS
MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS OR SO.  A TURN
TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST IS FORECAST ON SUNDAY.  ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...GORDON WILL BE APPROACHING THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN AZORES
ON SUNDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT DAY
OR SO.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN AZORES BY LATE SUNDAY.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 PM AST.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BERG/AVILA