489 WTNT23 KNHC 160231 TCMAT3 TROPICAL STORM HELENE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 35 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082018 0300 UTC SUN SEP 16 2018 WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: THE GOVERNMENT OF PORTUGAL HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR ALL OF THE AZORES ISLANDS. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: NONE. INTERESTS IN IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM SHOULD CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM THEIR LOCAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM HELENE IN THOSE LOCATIONS. LOCAL FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR THE UK CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE OF THE UK MET OFFICE AT HTTPS... //WWW.METOFFICE.GOV.UK/ . LOCAL FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR IRELAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE OF MET EIREANN AT HTTPS... //WWW.MET.IE/ . TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 41.2N 30.1W AT 16/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR 50 DEGREES AT 22 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 989 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. 50 KT....... 50NE 50SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT.......140NE 160SE 70SW 120NW. 12 FT SEAS..180NE 270SE 330SW 270NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 41.2N 30.1W AT 16/0300Z AT 16/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 40.5N 31.2W FORECAST VALID 16/1200Z 43.2N 26.5W MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 50NE 60SE 20SW 20NW. 34 KT...150NE 180SE 90SW 110NW. FORECAST VALID 17/0000Z 45.5N 21.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 50NE 50SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT...170NE 180SE 130SW 130NW. FORECAST VALID 17/1200Z 49.0N 13.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT...150NE 170SE 140SW 80NW. FORECAST VALID 18/0000Z 53.5N 6.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT...140NE 160SE 160SW 120NW. FORECAST VALID 19/0000Z...DISSIPATED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 41.2N 30.1W NEXT ADVISORY AT 16/0900Z $$ FORECASTER AVILA