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WTNT33 KNHC 132034
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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL032015
500 PM AST MON JUL 13 2015

...CLAUDETTE MOVING FASTER...
...EXPECTED TO BECOME POST-TROPICAL TOMORROW...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...38.1N 66.9W
ABOUT 280 MI...450 KM SE OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS
ABOUT 480 MI...775 KM SSW OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Claudette was
located near latitude 38.1 North, longitude 66.9 West.  Claudette is
moving toward the northeast near 17 mph (28 km/h.  A northeastward
to north-northeastward motion with some increase in forward speed is
expected during the next day or two.  On the forecast track, the
center will move southeast of Nova Scotia during the next 24 to 36
hours.

Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts.
Weakening is forecast to begin by Tuesday morning, and Claudette is
forecast to become a post-tropical cyclone by Tuesday night, and to
dissipate on Wednesday.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 PM AST.

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Forecaster Pasch