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TROPICAL STORM CHRIS ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL032012
1100 PM AST TUE JUN 19 2012
 
...CHRIS ACCELERATING EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC
AWAY FROM LAND...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...38.8N 56.0W
ABOUT 565 MI...910 KM SSW OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ESE OR 110 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 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 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 56.0 WEST.  CHRIS IS
MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H.  AN EAST TO
EAST-NORTHEASTWARD MOTION AT A FASTER SPEED IS FORECAST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND
NORTH-NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.  CHRIS IS FORECAST TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE BY
THURSDAY MORNING.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 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 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BERG
 
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