000 WTNT34 KNHC 240854 TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM TONY ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL192012 500 AM AST WED OCT 24 2012 ...TONY A LITTLE STRONGER... ...ACCELERATING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...27.4N 47.9W ABOUT 1415 MI...2275 KM WSW OF THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 60 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 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 TROPICAL STORM TONY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 47.9 WEST. TONY IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...FOLLOWED BY GRADUAL WEAKENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER ROBERTS