000 WTNT32 KNHC 092033 TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM LESLIE ADVISORY NUMBER 42 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL122012 500 PM AST SUN SEP 09 2012 ...LESLIE MOVING SLOWLY PAST BERMUDA... ...WILL HEAD FOR NEWFOUNDLAND NEXT... SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...33.4N 62.1W ABOUT 175 MI...280 KM ENE OF BERMUDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * BERMUDA INTERESTS IN NEWFOUNDLAND SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF LESLIE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LESLIE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.1 WEST. LESLIE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM BERMUDA THIS EVENING. A TURN TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST WITH A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO...AND LESLIE IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR NEWFOUNDLAND BY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO...AND LESLIE COULD REGAIN HURRICANE STATUS BY TUESDAY. LESLIE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN A TRANSFORMATION TO AN EXTRATROPICAL OR FRONTAL CYCLONE AS IT APPROACHES NEWFOUNDLAND. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 195 MILES...315 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS SHOULD END OVER BERMUDA SOMETIME THIS EVENING. SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY LESLIE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT BERMUDA... THE U.S. EAST COAST FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA NORTHWARD...THE CANADIAN MARITIMES...THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...PUERTO RICO...AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THESE SWELLS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION. RAINFALL...LESLIE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ON BERMUDA. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 PM AST. NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN