Hurricane Epsilon

Public Advisory 9

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WTNT34 KNHC 011446
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM EPSILON ADVISORY NUMBER 9
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM AST THU DEC 01 2005

...EPSILON GETTING A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED OVER THE CENTRAL
ATLANTIC OCEAN AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM BERMUDA...

AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EPSILON WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.2 NORTH... LONGITUDE 51.6 WEST OR ABOUT
780 MILES...1255 KM... EAST OF BERMUDA AND ABOUT 1470 MILES...2365
KM...WEST OF THE AZORES.

EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY BEFORE SLOW
WEAKENING BEGINS ON FRIDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES
...185 KM FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES.

ALTHOUGH EPSILON WILL NOT 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 DAY OR SO.

REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...31.2 N... 51.6 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 994 MB.

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

FORECASTER STEWART


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