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Tropical Storm MICHAEL


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TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL132012
1100 PM AST TUE SEP 04 2012
 
...MICHAEL NEARLY STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...27.4N 43.7W
ABOUT 1215 MI...1950 KM WSW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...STATIONARY
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 MICHAEL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 43.7 WEST. MICHAEL HAS
BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS.  A SLOW NORTHWARD
TO NORTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.

MICHAEL IS A SMALL TROPICAL CYCLONE.  TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE 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 PASCH
 
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