000 WTNT33 KNHC 210832 TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CHRIS ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032012 500 AM AST THU JUN 21 2012 ...CHRIS MOVING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...39.9N 44.8W ABOUT 630 MI...1010 KM SE OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 65 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...32 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.38 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHRIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 44.8 WEST. CHRIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND THEN THE NORTH IS EXPECTED TODAY... FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. CHRIS IS FORECAST TO BECOME POST-TROPICAL BY EARLY FRIDAY. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN