Tropical Storm MARIA

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TROPICAL STORM MARIA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  34A...CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142011
200 AM AST THU SEP 15 2011
 
CORRECTED DUE TO ADVISORY BEING SENT INADVERTENTLY TOO EARLY   

...WEATHER SHOULD GRADUALLY DETERIORATE IN BERMUDA...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM AST...0600 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...28.7N 68.4W
ABOUT 325 MI...535 KM SW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
NONE.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* BERMUDA
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* BERMUDA
 
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
 
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 AST...0600 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 68.4 WEST. MARIA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/H.  A
CONTINUED NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD MOTION WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF MARIA
WILL PASS WEST OF BERMUDA LATER TODAY.  A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST
AND AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS ANTICIPATED ON
FRIDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24
HOURS...AND MARIA COULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY.  A WEAKENING
TREND IS LIKELY TO BEGIN BY FRIDAY.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM
...MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
BERMUDA THROUGH TODAY.
 
WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON BERMUDA LATER
TODAY...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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