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WTNT32 KNHC 172047
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
HURRICANE JULIA ADVISORY NUMBER  23
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     AL122010
500 PM AST FRI SEP 17 2010
 
...JULIA GRADUALLY WEAKENING....
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.2N 48.2W
ABOUT 1525 MI...2450 KM WSW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 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 AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JULIA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 48.2 WEST.  JULIA IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH.  A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST
AND NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY
A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH ON SUNDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  JULIA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  CONTINUED GRADUAL
WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115
MILES...185 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER PASCH