Tropical Storm Grace

Public Advisory 2

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WTNT34 KNHC 050847
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM GRACE ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092009
500 AM AST MON OCT 05 2009

...GRACE SLIGHTLY STRONGER...HEADING RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE
NORTHEAST ATLANTIC...

AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GRACE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 43.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 18.0 WEST OR ABOUT 585
MILES...940 KM...NORTHEAST OF THE AZORES.

GRACE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 28 MPH...44 KM/HR. THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EARLY TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...110
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS...AND GRACE IS EXPECTED TO BE ABSORBED BY A LARGE NON-
TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE NORTHEASTERN ATLANTIC BY
TUESDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 INCHES.

...SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...43.0N 18.0W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHEAST OR 45 DEGREES AT 28 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...989 MB

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 AM AST.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN