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WTNT34 KNHC 211435
TCPAT4
 
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM NADINE ADVISORY NUMBER  41
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142012
1100 AM AST FRI SEP 21 2012
 
...NADINE MOVING SOUTHWARD AWAY FROM THE AZORES...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.1N 27.5W
ABOUT 270 MI...435 KM S OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...S OR 180 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 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 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NADINE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 27.5 WEST. NADINE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE
SOUTHEAST IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE
EAST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED BY SUNDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS...BUT NADINE COULD BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NEXT
DAY OR SO.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 310 MILES...500 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 TONIGHT.
 
SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY NADINE WILL AFFECT THE AZORES DURING THE
NEXT DAY OR SO. 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 INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...200 PM AST.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN