ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM OSCAR ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL152012 1100 PM AST THU OCT 04 2012 ...OSCAR A LITTLE STRONGER BUT EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE ON FRIDAY... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...22.0N 40.2W ABOUT 1135 MI...1830 KM WNW OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OSCAR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 40.2 WEST. OSCAR IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H...AND THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST BEFORE OSCAR DISSIPATES IN ABOUT 24 HOURS. OSCAR IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM...MAINLY EAST OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE NNNN
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