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Tropical Storm SEAN (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM SEAN ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL192011
400 AM EST WED NOV 09 2011
 
...SEAN DRIFTING WESTWARD...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR
BERMUDA...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 400 AM EST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...27.9N 70.4W
ABOUT 450 MI...730 KM SW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.38 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
THE BERMUDA WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR
BERMUDA.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* BERMUDA
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.
 
INTERESTS IN BERMUDA SHOULD MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE BERMUDA
WEATHER SERVICE.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 400 AM EST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SEAN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 70.4 WEST. SEAN IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/H.  A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...FOLLOWED BY A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON THURSDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES...465 KM
FROM THE CENTER.  NOAA BUOY 41047 RECENTLY REPORTED A 1-MINUTE MEAN
WIND OF 38 MPH...61 KM/H...AND A WIND GUST OF 45 MPH...72 KM/H.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON BERMUDA BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON OR THURSDAY NIGHT.
 
SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY SEAN ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES AND BERMUDA DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...CAUSING LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP
CURRENTS. PLEASE SEE STATEMENTS FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR MORE DETAILS.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...700 AM EST.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1000 AM EST.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
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