000 WTNT34 KNHC 152034 TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE NADINE ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142012 500 PM AST SAT SEP 15 2012 ...NADINE NOW MOVING EASTWARD... SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...30.8N 48.2W ABOUT 980 MI...1580 KM E OF BERMUDA ABOUT 1305 MI...2095 KM WSW OF THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...E OR 90 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB...29.03 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NADINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 48.2 WEST. NADINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A TURN TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST IS FORECAST ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NADINE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. NADINE IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185 MILES...295 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER BERG