Hurricane Maria

Public Advisory 31A

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WTNT34 KNHC 141148
TCPAT4

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TROPICAL STORM MARIA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 31A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142011
800 AM AST WED SEP 14 2011

...MARIA REPOSITIONED TO THE WEST...NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...24.2N 69.0W
ABOUT 275 MI...445 KM ENE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS
ABOUT 615 MI...990 KM SSW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...

NONE.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* BERMUDA

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA WAS
RELOCATED TO LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.0 WEST. MARIA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H. MARIA IS
FORECAST TO TURN TO THE NORTH LATER TODAY WITH AN INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED ON
THURSDAY WITH A FURTHER INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF MARIA WILL PASS WEST OF BERMUDA THURSDAY
MORNING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...
280 KM...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. NOAA DATA BUOY 41046...
LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE CENTER...RECENTLY REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND
OF 45 MPH...72 KM/H AND A GUST OF 51 MPH...83 KM/H.

REPORTS FROM THE NEARBY NOAA BUOY INDICATE THE MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS NEAR 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
BERMUDA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON BERMUDA BY LATE
TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.

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FORECASTER BLAKE/BEVEN