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WTNT31 KNHC 162040
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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM JULIA ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL112016
500 PM EDT FRI SEP 16 2016

...JULIA BECOMING LESS ORGANIZED AS IT MEANDERS OFF OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...30.8N 75.7W
ABOUT 255 MI...405 KM SSE OF CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...S OR 190 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB...29.77 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 PM EDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Julia was
located near latitude 30.8 North, longitude 75.7 West. Julia is
now moving toward the south near 3 mph (6 km/h).  A slow and erratic
motion off of the coasts of South and North Carolina is expected
during the next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Satellite data and reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane
Hunter aircraft indicate that Julia has become less organized since
yesterday, and it is forecast to weaken to a tropical depression
tonight.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km)
to the north of the center.

The minimum central pressure estimated from the Hurricane Hunter
aircraft data is 1008 mb (29.77 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 PM EDT.

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Forecaster Beven