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TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   6A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL042014
200 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2014

...CRISTOBAL MEANDERING NORTH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS....


SUMMARY OF 200 AM EDT...0600 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...24.5N 72.9W
ABOUT 105 MI...170 KM ENE OF SAN SALVADOR
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...STATIONARY
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.41 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...

NONE.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* CENTRAL BAHAMAS...INCLUDING CAT ISLAND...THE EXUMAS...LONG
ISLAND...RUM CAY...AND SAN SALVADOR

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 200 AM EDT...0600 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.9 WEST.  DATA
FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT
CRISTOBAL HAS MOVED LITTLE DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS.  A SLOW
NORTHWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO RESUME THIS MORNING. A SLIGHTLY
FASTER MOTION TOWARD THE NORTH AND NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF
CRISTOBAL WILL PASS TO THE EAST OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH
TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES...
195 KM...PRIMARILY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS 996 MB...29.41 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...CRISTOBAL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL TOTALS OF
4 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS...AS WELL AS THE
SOUTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS AROUND 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.

WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER PORTIONS
OF THE WARNING AREA THROUGH TONIGHT.  STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS THIS MORNING.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM EDT.

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FORECASTER BROWN