000 WTNT31 KNHC 170848 TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE EDOUARD ADVISORY NUMBER 24 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062014 500 AM AST WED SEP 17 2014 ...EDOUARD ACCELERATING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD COLDER WATER... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...35.1N 55.4W ABOUT 575 MI...925 KM ENE OF BERMUDA ABOUT 1490 MI...2395 KM W OF FAYAL ISLAND IN THE WESTERN AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...959 MB...28.32 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 EYE OF HURRICANE EDOUARD WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 55.4 WEST. EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH...31 KM/H...AND IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND EAST-NORTHEAST THROUGH TONIGHT. A TURN TOWARD THE EAST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST BY THURSDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY MORE RAPID WEAKENING ON THURSDAY. EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO LOSE HURRICANE INTENSITY ON THURSDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 959 MB...28.32 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF...SWELLS FROM EDOUARD WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES NORTH OF FLORIDA BEGINNING TODAY. THESE SWELLS WILL LIKELY CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS ALONG MOST OF THE UNITED STATES EAST COAST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. PLEASE SEE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR MORE DETAILS. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER BERG