Hurricane Epsilon

Public Advisory 5

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WTNT34 KNHC 301452
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM EPSILON ADVISORY NUMBER 5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM AST WED NOV 30 2005

...EPSILON STRENGTHENING OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC OCEAN...

AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EPSILON WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 53.9 WEST OR ABOUT
650 MILES...1050 KM... EAST OF BERMUDA AND ABOUT 1610 MILES...2590
KM...WEST OF THE AZORES.

EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR. THIS
GENERAL MOTION WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST
TO OCCUR TODAY... WITH A SLOW TURN TO THE NORTH EXPECTED ON
THURSDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK... THE CENTER OF EPSILON IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN WELL TO THE EAST OF BERMUDA.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT
...WITH GRADUAL WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON THURSDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES
...350 KM FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES.

ALTHOUGH EPSILON IS NOT EXPECTED TO DIRECTLY AFFECT BERMUDA...
LARGE OCEAN SWELLS THAT ARE BEING GENERATED WELL TO THE NORTHWEST
OF EPSILON WILL MOVE SOUTHWESTWARD AND CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY
SURF AND ROUGH WAVE CONDITIONS AROUND THE ISLAND DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...30.7 N... 53.9 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 993 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 5 PM AST.

FORECASTER STEWART


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