000 WTNT33 KNHC 230831 TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM LORENZO ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL132013 500 AM AST WED OCT 23 2013 ...LORENZO MAINTAINING STRENGTH BUT SHOULD BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATER TODAY... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...29.6N 49.2W ABOUT 940 MI...1515 KM E OF BERMUDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...E OR 85 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 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 LORENZO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 49.2 WEST. LORENZO IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND LORENZO COULD DEGENERATE TO A REMNANT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BY THURSDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN