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TROPICAL STORM NICOLE ADVISORY NUMBER  14
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL152016
1100 AM AST FRI OCT 07 2016

...NICOLE RAPIDLY WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM...
...BARELY MOVING...BUT EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD SOON...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...27.5N 65.3W
ABOUT 335 MI...535 KM S OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...STATIONARY
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...985 MB...29.09 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 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Nicole was
located near latitude 27.5 North, longitude 65.3 West. Nicole is
stationary, but is expected to begin a slow southward or south-
southeastward motion later today and continue on Saturday. A
westward drift could begin by early Sunday.

Maximum sustained winds have rapidly decreased to near 70 mph (110
km/h) with higher gusts.  Additional weakening is likely during the
next couple of days.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 985 mb (29.09 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF: Swells associated with Nicole, along with rough surf
conditions, should continue to affect Bermuda for the next few days.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.

$$
Forecaster Kimberlain