000 WTNT34 KNHC 180836 TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NADINE ADVISORY NUMBER 28 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142012 500 AM AST TUE SEP 18 2012 ...NADINE LOOKING A LITTLE LESS TROPICAL... ...EXACT FUTURE QUITE UNCERTAIN... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...34.3N 33.6W ABOUT 450 MI...720 KM WSW OF THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.23 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. INTERESTS IN THE AZORES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF NADINE. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THE AZORES LATER TODAY. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NADINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 33.6 WEST. NADINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE DAY. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND THEN NORTH AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 195 MILES...315 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER BERG