000 WTNT33 KNHC 200247 TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CHRIS ADVISORY NUMBER 2 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032012 1100 PM AST TUE JUN 19 2012 ...CHRIS ACCELERATING EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC AWAY FROM LAND... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...38.8N 56.0W ABOUT 565 MI...910 KM SSW OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...ESE OR 110 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 56.0 WEST. CHRIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H. AN EAST TO EAST-NORTHEASTWARD MOTION AT A FASTER SPEED IS FORECAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH-NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. CHRIS IS FORECAST TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE BY THURSDAY MORNING. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER BERG