000 WTNT35 KNHC 071435 TCPAT5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HENRI ADVISORY NUMBER 4 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL102009 1100 AM AST WED OCT 07 2009 ...HENRI WEAKENING... AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HENRI WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 57.4 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES...605 KM...EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. HENRI IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO... FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE WEST AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONTINUED WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND HENRI IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE ON THURSDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST INFORMATION... LOCATION...18.9N 57.4W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES AT 15 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE