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Tropical Storm MICHAEL (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL132012
1100 AM AST TUE SEP 04 2012
 
...TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL FORMS IN THE EASTERN ATLANTIC...
...MICHAEL POSES NO THREAT TO LAND...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...27.0N 43.5W
ABOUT 1220 MI...1965 KM SW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 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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SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN
INTENSIFIED AND BECAME TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL. AT 1100 AM
AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF NEWLY-FORMED TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 43.5 WEST. MICHAEL
IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H. A GENERAL
SLOW NORTHWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT TWO
DAYS...KEEPING THE CYCLONE OVER THE EASTERN ATLANTIC WATERS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM
MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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