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WTNT31 KNHC 290248
TCPAT1
 
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA ADVISORY NUMBER  26
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL162011
1100 PM AST WED SEP 28 2011
 
...OPHELIA A LITTLE STRONGER...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.4N 60.7W
ABOUT 180 MI...285 KM ENE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.38 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 60.7 WEST. OPHELIA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H...AND A TRACK TOWARD
THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND NORTH IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND OPHELIA COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY FRIDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER DATA IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE