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TROPICAL STORM NICOLE ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL152016
1100 AM AST SAT OCT 08 2016

...NICOLE STILL WEAKENING WHILE DRIFTING SOUTHWARD...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.2N 65.7W
ABOUT 495 MI...795 KM S OF BERMUDA
ABOUT 470 MI...755 KM N OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...S OR 190 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 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 25.2 North, longitude 65.7 West. Nicole is
moving toward the south near 7 mph (11 km/h).  This general motion
with a reduction in forward speed is expected to continue through
early Sunday.  A gradual turn toward the north-northwest is
expected by late Sunday, and a faster motion in this direction is
likely by Monday.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 40 mph (65 km/h) with
higher gusts.  Little change in strength is expected during the
next couple of days.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles (150 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF:  Swells associated with Nicole, along with rough surf
conditions, should continue to 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 Kimberlain

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