Tropical Storm OPHELIA

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TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL162011
1100 AM AST WED SEP 21 2011
 
...OPHELIA BECOMES STRONGER AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE TROPICAL
ATLANTIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.0N 43.6W
ABOUT 1245 MI...2005 KM E OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 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 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 43.6 WEST. OPHELIA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW WITH A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...HOWEVER SOME WEAKENING IS EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER PASCH
 
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