000 WTNT33 KNHC 270831 TCPAT3 BULLETIN Tropical Storm Pablo Advisory Number 7 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL182019 500 AM AST Sun Oct 27 2019 ...PABLO STRENGTHENS WHILE ACCELERATING AWAY FROM THE AZORES... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...40.7N 20.0W ABOUT 400 MI...640 KM ENE OF LAJES AIR BASE IN THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 40 MPH...65 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB...29.03 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Pablo was located near latitude 40.7 North, longitude 20.0 West. Pablo is moving toward the northeast near 40 mph (65 km/h), and this motion with a decrease in forward speed is expected through this morning. A turn toward the north-northeast and north is forecast this afternoon and tonight, followed by a turn toward the northwest on Monday. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 70 mph (110 km/h) with higher gusts. Slow weakening is forecast to begin this afternoon, and Pablo is expected to become post-tropical by tonight or early Monday. Pablo remains a small tropical cyclone. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km), mainly to the southeast of the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 983 mb (29.03 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- None. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next complete advisory at 1100 AM AST. $$ Forecaster Stewart