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Hurricane Teddy Intermediate Advisory Number 26A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL202020
800 PM AST Fri Sep 18 2020
 
...LARGE AND POWERFUL HURRICANE TEDDY CHURNING OVER THE CENTRAL
ATLANTIC...
...LARGE SWELLS ARE SPREADING ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN ATLANTIC 
INCREASING RIP CURRENT THREAT...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM AST...0000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...23.5N 57.0W
ABOUT 770 MI...1240 KM SE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...951 MB...28.08 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 in effect for...
* Bermuda
 
A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are
possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.
 
For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by your national meteorological service.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 800 PM AST (0000 UTC), the center of Hurricane Teddy was located
near latitude 23.5 North, longitude 57.0 West.  Teddy is moving
toward the northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h), and this general motion
is expected to continue for the next couple of days, followed by a
turn toward the north by early next week.  On the forecast track,
Teddy will be approaching Bermuda late Sunday or early Monday.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 125 mph (205 km/h) with higher
gusts.  Teddy is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale.  Some fluctuations in strength are expected
through Saturday, and a weakening trend is forecast to begin late
this weekend.
 
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 951 mb (28.08 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
and on the web at https://www.hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT5.shtml.
 
WIND: Tropical storm conditions could begin to affect Bermuda and
the nearby waters by Sunday afternoon. These conditions may linger
throughout most of the day Monday.
 
SURF:  Large swells generated by Teddy are affecting the Lesser
Antilles, the Greater Antilles, and the Bahamas, and will spread to
Bermuda and the east coast of the United States by Saturday.  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 Pasch
 
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