000 WTNT34 KNHC 191737 TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NADINE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 33A NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142012 200 PM AST WED SEP 19 2012 ...NADINE MOVING LITTLE... SUMMARY OF 200 PM AST...1800 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...37.1N 32.2W ABOUT 165 MI...270 KM SSW OF FLORES THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...STATIONARY 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...TERCEIRA...SAO MIGUEL...AND SANTA MARIA. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 200 PM AST...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NADINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 32.2 WEST. NADINE HAS BEEN DRIFTING ERRATICALLY OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...AND THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE OVERALL MOTION. A COUNTINUED ERRATIC MOTION IS LIKELY TODAY...BUT NADINE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AN EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD DRIFT ON THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...BUT NADINE COULD BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES...445 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM OR GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA TODAY AND 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 COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER PASCH