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WTNT31 KNHC 011443
TCPAT1
 
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM KIRK ADVISORY NUMBER  16
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL112012
1100 AM AST SAT SEP 01 2012
 
...KIRK WEAKENS AS IT ACCELERATES NORTHEASTWARD...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...37.4N 46.5W
ABOUT 725 MI...1170 KM SSE OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
ABOUT 1065 MI...1715 KM W OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 25 MPH...41 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...989 MB...29.21 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 37.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 46.5 WEST. KIRK IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH...41 KM/H. THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH AN INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS KIRK BECOMES
POST-TROPICAL ON SUNDAY. KIRK IS EXPECTED TO MERGE WITH A FRONT ON
MONDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM
...MAINLY TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 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