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Hurricane Nigel Advisory Number  27
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL152023
300 AM GMT Fri Sep 22 2023
 
...NIGEL SOON TO BE EXTRATROPICAL...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 300 AM GMT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...45.1N 36.7W
ABOUT 700 MI...1125 KM NW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 65 DEGREES AT 37 MPH...59 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...979 MB...28.91 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 300 AM GMT (0300 UTC), the center of Hurricane Nigel was located
near latitude 45.1 North, longitude 36.7 West. Nigel is moving
toward the east-northeast near 37 mph (59 km/h), and this general
motion is expected to continue for the next day or so.  A slower
northward or north-northwestward motion is expected this weekend.
 
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 75 mph (120 km/h) 
with higher gusts.  Weakening is forecast during the next couple of 
days, and Nigel is forecast to become a post-tropical cyclone 
tonight or early Friday.
 
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from
the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 230
miles (370 km).
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 979 mb (28.91 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 900 AM GMT.
 
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Forecaster Bucci
 
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