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Hurricane Teddy Advisory Number  22
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL202020
500 PM AST Thu Sep 17 2020
 
...TEDDY STRENGTHENS TO A POWERFUL CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE...
...LARGE SWELLS FORECAST TO SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC INTO THIS WEEKEND INCREASING RIP CURRENT THREAT...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.1N 54.1W
ABOUT 575 MI...925 KM NE OF THE LESSER ANTILLES
ABOUT 1070 MI...1725 KM SE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...945 MB...27.91 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Teddy was located
near latitude 20.1 North, longitude 54.1 West.  Teddy is moving
toward the northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h), and this general motion
is expected to continue for the next few days.
 
Data from NOAA and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft 
indicate that the maximum sustained winds have increased to near 
140 mph (220 km/h) with higher gusts.  Teddy is a category 4 
hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.  Additional 
strengthening is expected tonight, and some fluctuations in 
intensity are possible Friday and Saturday.  A weakening trend is 
expected to begin late this weekend.
 
Teddy is a large hurricane. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up
to 60 miles (95 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds
extend outward up to 230 miles (370 km).
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 945 mb (27.91 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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Key messages for Teddy can be found in the Tropical Cyclone
Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT5 and WMO header WTNT45 KNHC.
 
SURF:  Large swells generated by Teddy are reaching the Lesser
Antilles and the northeastern coast of South America and should
spread westward to the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, Bermuda, and
the east coast of the United States by the weekend.  These swells
are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current
conditions.  Please consult products from your local weather office.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 PM AST.
 
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Forecaster Latto
 
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