000 WTNT34 KNHC 302056 TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE NADINE ADVISORY NUMBER 73 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142012 500 PM AST SUN SEP 30 2012 ...NADINE PERFORMING LOOP-THE-LOOPS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN ATLANTIC... SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...37.2N 39.2W ABOUT 670 MI...1080 KM W OF THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...978 MB...28.88 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NADINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 39.2 WEST. NADINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H. NADINE IS FORECAST TO MAKE A SLOW COUNTERCLOCKWISE LOOP DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND SHOULD BE MOVING EASTWARD BY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NADINE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...BUT NADINE IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN HURRICANE STRENGTH. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES...205 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 978 MB...28.88 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER BERG