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WTNT33 KNHC 140837
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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL032015
500 AM AST TUE JUL 14 2015

...CLAUDETTE WEAKENS SLIGHTLY WHILE IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...40.1N 63.3W
ABOUT 310 MI...500 KM S OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 50 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 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 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Claudette was
located near latitude 40.1 North, longitude 63.3 West. Claudette is
moving toward the northeast near 20 mph (31 km/h).  A northeastward
to north-northeastward motion with some increase in forward speed is
expected during the next day or so.  On the forecast track, the
center will move southeast of Nova Scotia today and approach
Newfoundland on Wednesday.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 45 mph (75 km/h)
with higher gusts. Slow weakening is forecast, and Claudette is
expected to become a post-tropical cyclone by tonight, and to
dissipate by Wednesday night.

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 AM AST.

$$
Forecaster Brown