000 WTNT24 KNHC 090255 TCMAT4 TROPICAL STORM MARIA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 10 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142011 0300 UTC FRI SEP 09 2011 CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY... THE METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT OF CURACAO HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE ISLANDS OF ST. MAARTIN...SABA...AND ST. EUSTATIUS. THE GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * GUADELOUPE * ST. MAARTIN...SABA...AND ST. EUSTATIUS A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... * ANTIGUA...ANGUILLA...BARBUDA...MONTSERRAT...NEVIS...AND SAINT KITTS * ST BARTHELEMY...ST MARTEEN...AND MARTINIQUE * DOMINICA * THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS * THE U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE LESSER ANTILLES...THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS...AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF MARIA. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 13.3N 54.6W AT 09/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 40 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 275 DEGREES AT 18 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1005 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. 34 KT.......150NE 0SE 0SW 100NW. 12 FT SEAS..150NE 0SE 0SW 100NW. 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 13.3N 54.6W AT 09/0300Z AT 09/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 13.2N 53.7W FORECAST VALID 09/1200Z 13.5N 57.2W MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT...150NE 0SE 0SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 10/0000Z 14.7N 60.4W MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT...150NE 0SE 0SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 10/1200Z 16.3N 62.8W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT...150NE 90SE 0SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 11/0000Z 17.8N 65.2W MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT...150NE 90SE 0SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 12/0000Z 21.0N 69.5W MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 40NE 30SE 0SW 30NW. 34 KT...150NE 90SE 40SW 90NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 175 NM ON DAY 4 AND 225 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 13/0000Z 23.5N 73.0W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 14/0000Z 26.0N 75.0W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 13.3N 54.6W NEXT ADVISORY AT 09/0900Z $$ FORECASTER BEVEN