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Hurricane MICHAEL (Text)

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HURRICANE MICHAEL ADVISORY NUMBER  32
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL132012
1100 PM AST MON SEP 10 2012
 
...MICHAEL MAINTAINING HURRICANE STRENGTH...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...35.3N 48.0W
ABOUT 1175 MI...1895 KM W OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...989 MB...29.21 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 HURRICANE MICHAEL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 48.0 WEST. MICHAEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
TUESDAY MORNING.  A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST WITH FURTHER
ACCELERATION IS FORECAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  MICHAEL IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND
MICHAEL COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON TUESDAY.
 
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80
MILES...130 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 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 ROBERTS
 
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