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Post-Tropical Cyclone MELISSA (Text)

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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE MELISSA ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142013
1100 PM AST THU NOV 21 2013
 
...MELISSA BECOMES A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE...
...GALE-FORCE WINDS STILL POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE AZORES...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...41.5N 29.0W
ABOUT 265 MI...425 KM NNW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 70 DEGREES AT 28 MPH...44 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB...29.03 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 POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE
MELISSA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 41.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 29.0 WEST.
THE POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR
28 MPH...44 KM/H.  A TURN TOWARD THE EAST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST
EXPECTED BY SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS...AND THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO MERGE WITH A FRONTAL
SYSTEM ON FRIDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 240 MILES...390 KM
MAINLY TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...GALE-FORCE WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL AZORES TONIGHT.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE
FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY METEO FRANCE...UNDER WMO
HEADER FQNT50 LFPW.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
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