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TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   7A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL052012
800 AM AST FRI AUG 03 2012
 
...WIND GUST TO 63 MPH IN SAINT LUCIA AS THE CENTER OF ERNESTO MOVES
NEARBY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.5N 61.5W
ABOUT 40 MI...65 KM WSW OF ST. LUCIA
ABOUT 25 MI...45 KM WNW OF ST. VINCENT
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 24 MPH...39 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM
WATCH FOR GRENADA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* DOMINICA
* ST. LUCIA
* MARTINIQUE AND GUADELOUPE
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN
THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE LESSER ANTILLES SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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RADAR FROM GUADELOUPE AND DATA FROM A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE INDICATE
THAT THE CENTER OF ERNESTO MOVED OVER OR VERY NEAR SAINT LUCIA
DURING THE PAST HOUR. AT 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF
TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.5 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 61.5 WEST. ERNESTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 24
MPH...39 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON
THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF ERNESTO WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE
WINDWARD ISLANDS AND FARTHER INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA LATER
THIS MORNING.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185
KM...MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER. ST. LUCIA RECENTLY
REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 63 MPH...102 KM/H...AND BARBADOS JUST
REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 43 MPH...68 KM/H.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM A RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS 1002 MB...29.49 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY.
 
RAINFALL...TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
WINDWARD ISLANDS THROUGH TODAY.
 
SURF...LARGE WAVES GENERATED BY ERNESTO WILL BE AFFECTING THE
TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA TODAY. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR
LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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