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Hurricane GONZALO (Text)

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HURRICANE GONZALO ADVISORY NUMBER  27
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL082014
1100 PM AST SAT OCT 18 2014

...HURRICANE GONZALO GROWS LARGER WHILE RACING NORTHEASTWARD...


SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...42.3N 57.0W
ABOUT 360 MI...580 KM SW OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 39 MPH...63 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...966 MB...28.53 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...

NONE.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS EFFECT FOR...
* ARNOLDS COVE TO CHAPELS COVE NEWFOUNDLAND

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN 12 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GONZALO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 42.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 57.0 WEST. GONZALO IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 39 MPH...63 KM/H. THE HURRICANE IS
EXPECTED MAINTAIN THIS DIRECTION OF MOTION TONIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY AN
ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...
GONZALO IS EXPECTED TO PASS CLOSE TO OR JUST SOUTH OF CAPE RACE
NEWFOUNDLAND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  ALTHOUGH WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...
GONZALO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH WHEN IT PASSES
CLOSE TO THE AVALON PENINSULA OF SOUTHEASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND.
GONZALO IS EXPECTED TO TRANSFORM INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE BY
LATE SUNDAY WHEN IT MOVES OVER THE COLD WATERS OF THE NORTH
ATLANTIC.

THE WIND FIELD OF GONZALO HAS EXPANDED. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS NOW
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES...465 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 966 MB...28.53 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE TROPICAL STORM
WATCH AREA IN NEWFOUNDLAND BY EARLY SUNDAY.

SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY GONZALO ARE STILL AFFECTING
PORTIONS OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...THE NORTHERN COASTS OF PUERTO RICO
AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...PORTIONS OF THE BAHAMAS...PORTIONS OF
THE UNITED STATES EAST COAST...BERMUDA...AND ATLANTIC CANADA. THESE
SWELLS WILL LIKELY CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT
CONDITIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR
LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...200 AM AST.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST.

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FORECASTER STEWART

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