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WTNT33 KNHC 141447
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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL032015
1100 AM AST TUE JUL 14 2015

...CLAUDETTE WEAKENING...
...EXPECTED TO BECOME POST-TROPICAL TONIGHT...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...41.4N 61.3W
ABOUT 250 MI...400 KM SSE OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 50 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 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 Claudette
was located near latitude 41.4 North, longitude 61.3 West. Claudette
is moving toward the northeast near 21 mph (33 km/h).  A turn
toward the north-northeast with some further increase in forward
speed is expected through Wednesday.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 40 mph (65 km/h) with
higher gusts. Additional weakening is likely, and Claudette is
expected to become a post-tropical cyclone tonight.  Dissipation is
forecast on Wednesday.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 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 at 500 PM AST.

$$
Forecaster Kimberlain