Hurricane Nicole
Public Advisory 38A
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WTNT35 KNHC 131737
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HURRICANE NICOLE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 38A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL152016
200 PM AST THU OCT 13 2016
...EYE OF NICOLE MOVING AWAY FROM BERMUDA...
...STRONG WINDS AND STORM SURGE FLOODING CONTINUE ON THE ISLAND...
SUMMARY OF 200 PM AST...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.3N 63.8W
ABOUT 90 MI...145 KM NE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...962 MB...28.41 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
None.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* Bermuda
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 200 PM AST (1800 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Nicole was located
near latitude 33.3 North, longitude 63.8 West. Nicole is moving
toward the northeast near 18 mph (30 km/h). A northeastward motion
at a faster forward speed is expected during the next day or so. On
the forecast track, the center of Nicole will move away from Bermuda
this afternoon.
Maximum sustained winds are near 115 mph (185 km/h) with higher
gusts. Nicole is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale. Gradual weakening is forecast during the next
couple of days.
Nicole is a large hurricane. Hurricane-force winds extend outward
up to 70 miles (110 km) from the center, and tropical-storm-force
winds extend outward up to 185 miles (295 km). Sustained winds of
64 mph (104 km/h) with a gust to 93 mph (150 km/h) have been
reported at the Bermuda airport within the past couple of hours.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 962 mb (28.41 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND: Hurricane conditions will continue over Bermuda for a couple
of more hours, and tropical storm conditions will continue through
this evening.
STORM SURGE: A dangerous storm surge will raise water levels by as
much as 6 to 8 feet above normal tide levels in Bermuda. The surge
will be accompanied by large and destructive waves.
RAINFALL: Nicole is expected to produce total rain accumulations
of 5 to 8 inches over Bermuda through this evening.
SURF: Swells associated with Nicole will affect Bermuda during the
next few days, and will spread northward along the United
States east coast from the Carolinas northward through the next few
days. These swells will create dangerous surf conditions and rip
currents. Please refer to products being issued by your local
weather office for more information.
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.
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Forecaster Brown
