Hurricane Nadine

Public Advisory 74

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WTNT34 KNHC 010233
TCPAT4

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HURRICANE NADINE ADVISORY NUMBER 74
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142012
1100 PM AST SUN SEP 30 2012

...NADINE SLOWING DOWN AS IT MAKES A COUNTERCLOCKWISE LOOP...


SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...36.7N 39.4W
ABOUT 685 MI...1105 KM W OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...SW OR 230 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...981 MB...28.97 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 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NADINE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 39.4 WEST. NADINE
IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H. A SLOW
COUNTERCLOCKWISE LOOP IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...WITH NADINE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST BY LATE TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NADINE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND NADINE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A
TROPICAL STORM BY TUESDAY.

HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
125 MILES...205 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN