Tropical Storm OSCAR

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TROPICAL STORM OSCAR ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL152012
1100 PM AST WED OCT 03 2012
 
...FIFTEENTH NAMED STORM OF THE SEASON FORMS IN THE EASTERN TROPICAL
ATLANTIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.3N 42.2W
ABOUT 1220 MI...1960 KM WNW OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 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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AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OSCAR WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 42.2 WEST.  OSCAR IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H.  A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY
MORNING...FOLLOWED BY A NORTHEASTWARD ACCELERATION THURSDAY NIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT 48 HOURS.  OSCAR IS FORECAST TO BECOME AN OPEN TROUGH ON
FRIDAY...AND THEN DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES...240 KM
...EAST 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 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 
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