000 WTNT34 KNHC 251433 TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM TONY ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL192012 1100 AM AST THU OCT 25 2012 ...TONY EXPECTED TO BECOME POST-TROPICAL LATER TODAY... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...31.0N 36.3W ABOUT 715 MI...1155 KM SW OF THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 70 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TONY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 36.3 WEST. TONY IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH...33 KM/H. THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. TONY IS FORECAST TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE LATER TODAY...AND SHOULD BE ABSORBED BY A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHEAST ATLANTIC BY SATURDAY. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN