Tropical Storm TOMAS

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TROPICAL STORM TOMAS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  20A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL212010
200 AM EDT WED NOV 03 2010
 
...TOMAS BARELY A TROPICAL STORM...BUT EXPECTED TO RESTRENGTHEN...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM EDT...0600 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.2N 75.2W
ABOUT 415 MI...670 KM SSW OF PORT-AU-PRINCE HAITI
ABOUT 350 MI...560 KM SSE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 250 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
NONE
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* JAMAICA
 
INTERESTS IN HAITI...THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...AND SOUTHEASTERN CUBA
SHOULD ALSO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TOMAS.  TOMAS COULD POSE A
SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO THOSE AREAS LATER IN THE WEEK.
 
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 TOMAS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.2 WEST.  TOMAS HAS
BEEN MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR.  A TURN
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST...NORTHWEST...AND NORTH IS EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 40 MPH...65
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE
HUNTER PLANE INDICATE THAT TOMAS MAY BE WEAKENING TO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION.  HOWEVER...THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
RESTRENGTHENING LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM EDT.
 
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FORECASTER PASCH/ROBERTS
 
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