Hurricane Kate

Public Advisory 1A

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657
WTNT32 KNHC 090534
TCPAT2

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWELVE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 1A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL122015
100 AM EST MON NOV 09 2015

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION MOVING NORTHWESTWARD NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN
BAHAMAS...


SUMMARY OF 100 AM EST...0600 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...23.2N 73.6W
ABOUT 80 MI...130 KM SE OF SAN SALVADOR
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB...29.83 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 Acklins, Samana Cays, Crooked Island, and Long Cay in the
southeastern Bahamas
* Central Bahamas
* Northwestern Bahamas

A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within the
next 12 to 24 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 100 AM EST (0600 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Twelve
was located near latitude 23.2 North, longitude 73.6 West. The
depression is moving toward the northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h), and
this motion is expected to continue through this morning. A turn
toward the north-northwest and north are expected later today and
tonight. On the forecast track, the center of the depression is
forecast to pass near or over portions of the central Bahamas later
this morning and near or over the northwestern Bahamas this
afternoon and tonight.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
Some strengthening is forecast during the next day or so, and the
depression is forecast to become a tropical storm later today.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1010 mb (29.83 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected over portions of the
southeastern and central Bahamas through this morning and will
spread over portions of the northwestern Bahamas this afternoon.

RAINFALL: The tropical depression is expected to produce total rain
accumulations of 1 to 3 inches over the Turks and Caicos Islands and
the Bahamas through tonight.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 400 AM EST.

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Forecaster Berg/Brennan