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BULLETIN
HURRICANE MICHAEL ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL132012
500 PM AST THU SEP 06 2012
 
...MICHAEL WEAKENS A LITTLE...
...NOW A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...30.6N 41.0W
ABOUT 945 MI...1525 KM WSW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...967 MB...28.56 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 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MICHAEL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 41.0 WEST. MICHAEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H.  A TURN TO
THE NORTH AND NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR SO...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST ANTICIPATED ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...175 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  MICHAEL IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70
MILES...110 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 967 MB...28.56 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER ROBERTS