Hurricane Ophelia
Public Advisory 15
693
WTNT31 KNHC 241455
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA ADVISORY NUMBER 15
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL162011
1100 AM AST SAT SEP 24 2011
...OPHELIA CONTINUES MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST...
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.8N 56.0W
ABOUT 385 MI...620 KM E OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 56.0 WEST. OPHELIA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H. THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED
BY SUNDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES...
415 KM...MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.
$$
FORECASTER STEWART
876
WTNT32 KNHC 241459
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172011
1100 AM EDT SAT SEP 24 2011
...DEPRESSION JUST BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH OVER THE FAR
EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC...
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...11.0N 26.7W
ABOUT 305 MI...490 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
SEVENTEEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 26.7
WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH
...26 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...
AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
NONE
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM EDT.
$$
FORECASTER STEWART
