Hurricane Chris

Public Advisory 4

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218
WTNT33 KNHC 201440
TCPAT3

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM CHRIS ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032012
1100 AM AST WED JUN 20 2012

...CHRIS A LITTLE STRONGER...MOVING OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF THE
NORTH ATLANTIC...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...38.1N 51.3W
ABOUT 600 MI...970 KM S OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...E OR 90 DEGREES AT 22 MPH...35 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 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 CHRIS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 51.3 WEST. CHRIS IS
MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 22 MPH...35 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE
EAST-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY
A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT INCREASE IN STRENGTH
IS POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH EXPECTED
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. CHRIS IS FORECAST TO BECOME A POST-
TROPICAL CYCLONE ON THURSDAY.

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

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.

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FORECASTER BROWN