970 WTNT25 KNHC 170236 TCMAT5 TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052018 0300 UTC FRI AUG 17 2018 THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 44.1N 38.9W AT 17/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 25 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR 55 DEGREES AT 19 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1007 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. 34 KT....... 90NE 140SE 0SW 0NW. 12 FT SEAS..120NE 180SE 120SW 60NW. 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 44.1N 38.9W AT 17/0300Z AT 17/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 43.5N 40.1W FORECAST VALID 17/1200Z 46.1N 34.8W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 90NE 140SE 60SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 18/0000Z 48.9N 27.7W...POST-TROPICAL MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 60NE 140SE 90SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 18/1200Z 51.2N 19.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 0NE 150SE 120SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 19/0000Z 53.2N 12.1W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT... 0NE 150SE 120SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 20/0000Z...DISSIPATED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 44.1N 38.9W NEXT ADVISORY AT 17/0900Z $$ FORECASTER BEVEN