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Tropical Storm CHRIS (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM CHRIS ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL032012
1100 PM AST WED JUN 20 2012
 
...CHRIS BEGINS TO TURN EAST-NORTHEASTWARD...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...38.9N 46.4W
ABOUT 635 MI...1025 KM SE OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 75 DEGREES AT 22 MPH...35 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.35 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 38.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 46.4 WEST.  CHRIS IS
MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH...35 KM/H...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.  A
NORTHEASTWARD HEADING AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON
THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY A NORTHWESTWARD MOTION ON FRIDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR
SO.  CHRIS IS FORECAST TO BECOME POST-TROPICAL THURSDAY OR THURSDAY
NIGHT.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 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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