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TROPICAL STORM NICOLE ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL152016
1100 AM AST THU OCT 06 2016

...NICOLE REMAINS JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...26.8N 64.8W
ABOUT 380 MI...610 KM S OF BERMUDA
ABOUT 585 MI...945 KM N OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.39 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 AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Nicole was
located near latitude 26.8 North, longitude 64.8 West.  Nicole is
moving toward the north-northwest near 6 mph (9 km/h).  A turn
toward the north-northwest is expected later today.  A slow and
meandering motion is forecast tonight and Friday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 70 mph (110 km/h) with higher
gusts.  Little change in strength is forecast today, with some
weakening anticipated by Friday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 995 mb (29.39 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF: Swells associated with Nicole, along with rough surf
conditions, will affect Bermuda for the next few days.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.

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Forecaster Pasch

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