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WTNT31 KNHC 291435
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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM KIRK ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL112012
1100 AM AST WED AUG 29 2012
 
...KIRK MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD WITH NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...24.7N 46.9W
ABOUT 1135 MI...1825 KM ENE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
ABOUT 1485 MI...2390 KM WSW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 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 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KIRK WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 46.9 WEST. KIRK IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY NIGHT....WITH A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN