000 WTNT34 KNHC 190237 TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NADINE ADVISORY NUMBER 31 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142012 1100 PM AST TUE SEP 18 2012 ...NADINE WEAKENS A LITTLE AS IT INCHES CLOSER TO THE AZORES... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...35.8N 32.2W ABOUT 325 MI...525 KM WSW OF THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...993 MB...29.32 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * THE AZORES ISLANDS OF FLORES...CORVO...FAIAL...PICO...SAO JORGE... GRACIOSA...AND TERCEIRA A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NADINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 32.2 WEST. NADINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H. THIS MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...BUT THE MOTION IS LIKELY TO BECOME SLOW AND ERRATIC BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY OR EARLY THURSDAY. SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY NADINE WILL AFFECT THE AZORES DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE- THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...200 AM AST. NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER BROWN