Issued at 1100 PM AST THU SEP 15 2011 000WTNT34 KNHC 160245TCPAT4 BULLETINHURRICANE MARIA ADVISORY NUMBER 38NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL1420111100 PM AST THU SEP 15 2011 ...MARIA MOVING RAPIDLY TOWARD SOUTHEASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION-----------------------------------------------LOCATION...38.5N 63.5WABOUT 775 MI...1245 KM SW OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLANDMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 43 MPH...69 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB...29.06 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...* NEWFOUNDLAND FROM ARNOLDS COVE TO BRIGUS SOUTH. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...* NEWFOUNDLAND FROM ARNOLDS COVE TO JONES HARBOUR. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLEWITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN 24 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AREEXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN 24 HOURS. A HURRICANE WARNING COULD BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THE AVALONPENINSULA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITORPRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARIA WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 63.5 WEST. MARIA ISMOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 43 MPH...69 KM/H. THIS GENERALMOTION ACCOMPANIED BY A STEADY INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ISEXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF MARIA SHOULD PASS NEAR OR OVER THE AVALON PENINSULA ON FRIDAYAFTERNOON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. MARIA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSONHURRICANE WIND SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED BEFOREMARIA MOVES OVER OR NEAR THE AVALON PENINSULA ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM...FROMTHE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THEWARNING AREA ON FRIDAY MORNING. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLEIN THE WATCH AREA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSSSOUTHEASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND ASSOCIATED WITH MARIA. STORM SURGE...COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OFWHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL. NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILLBE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE WAVES. NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...200 AM AST.NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST. $$FORECASTER STEWART
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