000 WTNT32 KNHC 111435 TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER 13 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072013 1100 AM AST WED SEP 11 2013 ...GABRIELLE SLOWLY WEAKENING AS IT DRIFTS WESTWARD... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...32.5N 65.9W ABOUT 65 MI...105 KM WNW OF BERMUDA ABOUT 650 MI...1045 KM SSE OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB...29.80 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 65.9 WEST. GABRIELLE IS DRIFTING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 3 MPH...6 KM/H. A SLOW MOTION TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GABRIELLE WILL MOVE AWAY FROM BERMUDA AND REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE OF THE U.S. EAST COAST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- RAINFALL...GABRIELLE COULD PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER BERMUDA. SURF...ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT BERMUDA TODAY. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN