Hurricane Ophelia
Public Advisory 29
349
WTNT31 KNHC 292037
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
HURRICANE OPHELIA ADVISORY NUMBER 29
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL162011
500 PM AST THU SEP 29 2011
...OPHELIA BECOMES THE FOURTH HURRICANE OF THE SEASON...
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...21.4N 62.3W
ABOUT 770 MI...1235 KM SSE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
THE BERMUDA WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR
BERMUDA.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* BERMUDA
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 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OPHELIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.3 WEST. OPHELIA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. A GRADUAL
TURN TO THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED SHOULD BEGIN
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT OPHELIA HAS STRENGTHENED. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
OPHELIA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR
SO.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175
MILES...280 KM MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN BERMUDA STARTING
LATE SATURDAY.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 PM AST.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST.
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FORECASTER AVILA
951
WTNT32 KNHC 292038
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ADVISORY NUMBER 23
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172011
500 PM AST THU SEP 29 2011
...PHILIPPE CONTINUES ITS LONG TREK ACROSS THE ATLANTIC...
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.2N 43.6W
ABOUT 1210 MI...1945 KM ENE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
ABOUT 1320 MI...2120 KM WNW OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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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SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE
HAS RE-FORMED FARTHER NORTH. AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER
OF TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.2 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 43.6 WEST. PHILIPPE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR
13 MPH...20 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE...BUT OVERALL...NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 190 MILES...305 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST.
$$
FORECASTER BERG
