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Tropical Storm TOMAS (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM TOMAS ADVISORY NUMBER  35
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     AL212010
500 PM EDT SAT NOV 06 2010
 
...TOMAS MOVING INTO THE OPEN ATLANTIC WITH NO CHANGE OF
INTENSITY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...24.2N 70.0W
ABOUT 200 MI...320 KM NNE OF GRAND TURK ISLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...991 MB...29.26 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 EDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TOMAS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 70.0 WEST. TOMAS IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR...AND THE
STORM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE IN THIS DIRECTION OF MOTION
AT A SLOWER RATE OF FORWARD SPEED TONIGHT.  ON SUNDAY...THE SYSTEM
SHOULD TURN TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST OR EAST.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM
FROM THE CENTER. DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS...NOAA BUOY 41046
REPORTED PEAK 1-MIN WINDS OF 41 MPH...66 KM/HR...AND A PEAK GUST OF
49 MPH...79 KM/HR.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM EDT.
 
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FORECASTER LANDSEA/BEVEN
 
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