Tropical Storm Patty

Public Advisory 5

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WTNT31 KNHC 121438
TCPAT1

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM PATTY ADVISORY NUMBER 5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL162012
1100 AM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012

...AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE EN ROUTE TO PATTY...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.5N 72.0W
ABOUT 275 MI...440 KM ENE OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 50 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 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 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PATTY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.0 WEST. PATTY IS
DRIFTING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/H. LITTLE MOTION IS
EXPECTED TODAY...FOLLOWING BY A MOTION TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST ON
SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND
PATTY COULD BECOME A REMNANT LOW BEFORE SUNDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE 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...500 PM EDT.

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FORECASTER BLAKE