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WTNT34 KNHC 292037
TCPAT4
 
BULLETIN
HURRICANE NADINE ADVISORY NUMBER  69
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142012
500 PM AST SAT SEP 29 2012
 
...NADINE GETS A LITTLE STRONGER...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.4N 36.7W
ABOUT 595 MI...955 KM WSW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NADINE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 36.7 WEST. NADINE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/H...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
THROUGH SUNDAY.  LITTLE MOTION IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  NADINE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
POSSIBLE TONIGHT...WITH SLOW WEAKENING EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH
MONDAY.
 
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115
MILES...185 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN