Tropical Storm MELISSA

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TROPICAL STORM MELISSA ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142013
500 AM AST THU NOV 21 2013
 
...MELISSA MAINTAINING ITS STRENGTH WHILE RACING
EAST-NORTHEASTWARD...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...39.1N 38.5W
ABOUT 625 MI...1005 KM W OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 65 DEGREES AT 32 MPH...52 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB...29.06 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 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MELISSA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 38.5 WEST. MELISSA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 32 MPH...52 KM/H. A DECREASE
IN FORWARD SPEED AND A TURN TO THE EAST ARE FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT DAY OR
TWO...BUT MELISSA IS EXPECTED TO LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 240 MILES...390 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...GALE-FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL AZORES BEGINNING LATE TODAY OR TONIGHT.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI
 
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