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WTNT31 KNHC 020845
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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM KIRK ADVISORY NUMBER  19
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL112012
500 AM AST SUN SEP 02 2012
 
...KIRK WEAKENING AS IT CONTINUES ITS TREK ACROSS THE FAR NORTH
ATLANTIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...43.5N 39.2W
ABOUT 710 MI...1145 KM ESE OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
ABOUT 740 MI...1195 KM NW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 32 MPH...52 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 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 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KIRK WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 43.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 39.2 WEST. KIRK IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 32 MPH...52 KM/H. THIS GENERAL
MOTION ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND
KIRK IS EXPECTED TO BECOME POST-TROPICAL ON LATER TODAY.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER STEWART