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HURRICANE FAY ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL072014
500 PM AST SUN OCT 12 2014

...FAY REACHES HURRICANE STATUS BUT EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SOON...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.7N 60.7W
ABOUT 290 MI...465 KM NE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 70 DEGREES AT 25 MPH...41 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...986 MB...29.12 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 FAY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 34.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 60.7 WEST. FAY IS MOVING TOWARD
THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH...41 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WITH AN INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REACHED NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. FAY IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN BELOW HURRICANE STATUS
TONIGHT...AND ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED BEFORE FAY BECOMES
EXTRATROPICAL ON MONDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175
MILES...280 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 986 MB...29.12 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 AVILA