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WTNT33 KNHC 051439
TCPAT3
 
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL132012
1100 AM AST WED SEP 05 2012
 
...MICHAEL MOVING NORTHEASTWARD...
...BECOMING A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...28.3N 43.3W
ABOUT 1155 MI...1855 KM WSW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 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 TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 43.3 WEST.  MICHAEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H. THIS GENERAL MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...AND MICHAEL COULD BECOME
A HURRICANE ON FRIDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 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