000 WTNT33 KNHC 221437 TCPAT3 BULLETIN POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE CHRIS ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032012 1100 AM AST FRI JUN 22 2012 ...CHRIS BECOMES POST-TROPICAL...THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...44.6N 46.9W ABOUT 335 MI...535 KM ESE OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.23 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 POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE CHRIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 44.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 46.9 WEST. THE CYCLONE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE SOUTH AT A SLOWER SPEED IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND CHRIS SHOULD MERGE WITH ANOTHER EXTRATROPICAL LOW ON SATURDAY. GALE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE NEXT ADVISORY ------------- THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC. $$ FORECASTER BERG