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Hurricane PHILIPPE


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HURRICANE PHILIPPE ADVISORY NUMBER  52
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL172011
1100 PM AST THU OCT 06 2011
 
...PHILIPPE SLIGHTLY STRONGER...HEADING NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE
CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.1N 58.1W
ABOUT 455 MI...735 KM ESE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 50 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...976 MB...28.82 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 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE PHILIPPE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 58.1 WEST. PHILIPPE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H.  A TURN TOWARD
THE EAST-NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PHILIPPE SHOULD THEN TURN BACK TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST AND ACCELERATE FURTHER BY SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH...150
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  PHILIPPE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON WIND SCALE.  SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90
MILES...150 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 976 MB...28.82 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 
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