000 WTNT32 KNHC 190834 TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BRET ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022011 500 AM EDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...BRET WEAKENS A LITTLE MORE... SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...29.3N 76.4W ABOUT 205 MI...330 KM NNE OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND ABOUT 410 MI...660 KM S OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BRET WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.4 WEST. BRET IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF BRET IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H ...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM EDT. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN 000 WTNT32 KNHC 190834 TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BRET ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022011 500 AM EDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...BRET WEAKENS A LITTLE MORE... SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...29.3N 76.4W ABOUT 205 MI...330 KM NNE OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND ABOUT 410 MI...660 KM S OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BRET WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.4 WEST. BRET IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF BRET IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H ...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM EDT. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN