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Tropical Storm PATTY (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM PATTY ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL162012
1100 AM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012
 
...AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE EN ROUTE TO PATTY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.5N 72.0W
ABOUT 275 MI...440 KM ENE OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 50 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 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 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PATTY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.0 WEST. PATTY IS
DRIFTING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/H.  LITTLE MOTION IS
EXPECTED TODAY...FOLLOWING BY A MOTION TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST ON
SATURDAY. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND
PATTY COULD BECOME A REMNANT LOW BEFORE SUNDAY.  
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM 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 EDT.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
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