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WTNT34 KNHC 211140
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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM NADINE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  40A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142012
800 AM AST FRI SEP 21 2012
 
...NADINE SLOWLY MOVING AWAY FROM THE AZORES...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.9N 27.5W
ABOUT 215 MI...350 KM S OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...S OR 190 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...981 MB...28.97 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
NONE.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE AZORES
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NADINE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 27.5 WEST. OVER THE
PAST COUPLE OF HOURS NADINE HAS BEEN MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH NEAR 7
MPH...11 KM/H. HOWEVER...A SOUTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO
RESUME LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THE
FORECAST TRACK...NADINE WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY MOVE AWAY FROM
THE AZORES TODAY AND SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS POSSIBLE...AND THERE IS A STRONG LIKELIHOOD
THAT NADINE WILL BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NEXT DAY OR
SO.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES...445 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM OR GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN
PORTIONS OF THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DECREASE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. 
 
SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY NADINE WILL AFFECT THE AZORES DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-
THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT
PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
RAINFALL...NADINE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER THE AZORES.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN