Hurricane Philippe

Public Advisory 43

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180
WTNT32 KNHC 042031
TCPAT2

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TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ADVISORY NUMBER 43
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172011
500 PM AST TUE OCT 04 2011

...PHILIPPE EXPECTED TO TURN WEST-NORTHWESTWARD SOON...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...24.1N 60.0W
ABOUT 635 MI...1025 KM SSE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 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 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 60.0 WEST. PHILIPPE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H. A SHARP TURN TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH SOME
ACCELERATION ON THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS...AND PHILIPPE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR
THURSDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST.

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FORECASTER BERG