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WTNT33 KNHC 211453
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BULLETIN
HURRICANE CHRIS ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL032012
1100 AM AST THU JUN 21 2012
 
...CHRIS BECOMES THE FIRST HURRICANE OF THE SEASON...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...41.1N 43.2W
ABOUT 625 MI...1005 KM SE OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...32 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 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 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHRIS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 41.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 43.2 WEST. CHRIS IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/H.  A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST AND WEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON FRIDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  CHRIS IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS
AND CHRIS IS EXPECT TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE ON FRIDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105
MILES...165 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER ROBERTS