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WTNT34 KNHC 122032
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BULLETIN
HURRICANE HUMBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL092013
500 PM AST THU SEP 12 2013
 
...HUMBERTO LIKELY TO BEGIN WEAKENING TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...23.1N 29.2W
ABOUT 595 MI...960 KM NW OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...982 MB...29.00 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 HUMBERTO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 29.2 WEST.  HUMBERTO IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H. A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND WEST-NORTHWEST WITH SOME DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND
HUMBERTO IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY LATE FRIDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175
MILES...280 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 982 MB...29.00 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 PASCH