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Tropical Storm CHRIS (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM CHRIS ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL032012
500 AM AST WED JUN 20 2012
 
...CHRIS MOVING OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRENGTH...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...38.2N 53.5W
ABOUT 590 MI...945 KM S OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...E OR 100 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 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 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 53.5 WEST. CHRIS IS
MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/H...AND A TURN TOWARD THE
EAST-NORTHEAST AT A FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY
AND TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH
WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.  CHRIS IS FORECAST TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE ON
THURSDAY.
 
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...1100 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER PASCH
 
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