000 WTNT31 KNHC 140854 TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062014 500 AM AST SUN SEP 14 2014 ...EDOUARD NEARLY A HURRICANE OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...24.0N 49.7W ABOUT 950 MI...1530 KM ENE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...29.30 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 49.7 WEST. EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H. EDOUARD SHOULD CONTINUE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER FORWARD SPEED BY MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 MB...29.30 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER LANDSEA