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HURRICANE NADINE ADVISORY NUMBER  74
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142012
1100 PM AST SUN SEP 30 2012
 
...NADINE SLOWING DOWN AS IT MAKES A COUNTERCLOCKWISE LOOP...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...36.7N 39.4W
ABOUT 685 MI...1105 KM W OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...SW OR 230 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...981 MB...28.97 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 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NADINE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 39.4 WEST. NADINE 
IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H.  A SLOW
COUNTERCLOCKWISE LOOP IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...WITH NADINE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST BY LATE TUESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  NADINE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND NADINE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A
TROPICAL STORM BY TUESDAY.
 
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.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN