000 WTNT31 KNHC 220841 TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER 11 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012012 500 AM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...ALBERTO REMAINS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION... SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...32.0N 75.5W ABOUT 220 MI...355 KM S OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA ABOUT 340 MI...550 KM S OF NORFOLK VIRGINIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB...29.77 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.5 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE CENTER OF ALBERTO IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE OF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AND ALBERTO COULD BECOME A POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ON WEDNESDAY AND DISSIPATE ON THURSDAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM EDT. $$ FORECASTER ROBERTS