000 WTNT34 KNHC 010831 TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE NADINE ADVISORY NUMBER 75 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142012 500 AM AST MON OCT 01 2012 ...NADINE WEAKENS AS IT TURNS SOUTHWARD... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...36.3N 39.3W ABOUT 685 MI...1105 KM W OF THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...S OR 175 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NADINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 39.3 WEST. NADINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H. A TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TO THE EAST ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NADINE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. 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 988 MB...29.18 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI