000 WTNT34 KNHC 130242 TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NADINE ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142012 1100 PM AST WED SEP 12 2012 ...NADINE JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...20.7N 50.1W ABOUT 820 MI...1320 KM ENE OF THE LESSER ANTILLES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.23 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NADINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 50.1 WEST. NADINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS....AND NADINE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE THURSDAY MORNING. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES...205 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER STEWART