Tropical Storm Oscar
Public Advisory 4
000
WTNT35 KNHC 040832
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM OSCAR ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL152012
500 AM AST THU OCT 04 2012
...OSCAR CHANGES LITTLE IN STRENGTH...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.0N 42.5W
ABOUT 1245 MI...2005 KM WNW OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 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 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OSCAR WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 42.5 WEST. OSCAR IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A
NORTHEASTWARD ACCELERATION TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
HOWEVER...OSCAR IS FORECAST TO BECOME AN OPEN TROUGH BY LATE
FRIDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES...240 KM
TO THE EAST 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...1100 AM AST.
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI
580
WTNT34 KNHC 040832
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM NADINE ADVISORY NUMBER 87
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142012
500 AM AST THU OCT 04 2012
...NADINE STARTING TO LOSE TROPICAL CYCLONE CHARACTERISTICS...
...TROPICAL STORM OR GALE CONDITIONS NOW OCCURRING IN THE AZORES...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...38.4N 28.4W
ABOUT 75 MI...120 KM WSW OF LAJES AIR FORCE BASE IN THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 23 MPH...37 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.41 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
NONE.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE AZORES
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN
THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
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 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NADINE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 28.4 WEST. NADINE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 23 MPH...37 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH EXPECTED BY FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER
OF NADINE SHOULD MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL AZORES DURING THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS. HOWEVER...SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT NADINE IS
LOSING ITS TROPICAL CYCLONE CHARACTERISTICS...AND IT IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE LATER THIS MORNING.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM
FROM THE CENTER. LAJES AIR FORCE BASE RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 43 MPH...69 KH/H...AND A WIND GUST OF 54 MPH...87 KM/H.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB...29.41 INCHES.
LAJES AIR FORCE BASE RECENTLY REPORTED A PRESSURE OF 999 MB...
29.50 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM OR GALE CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING IN THE AZORES
THIS MORNING.
RAINFALL...NADINE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS OVER PORTIONS OF THE AZORES
THROUGH THURSDAY.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 AM AST.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.
$$
FORECASTER BEVEN
