Issued at 800 AM AST FRI SEP 30 2011 000WTNT31 KNHC 301138TCPAT1 BULLETINHURRICANE OPHELIA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 31ANWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL162011800 AM AST FRI SEP 30 2011 ...OPHELIA MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD WITH 105 MPH WINDS... SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...22.9N 62.7WABOUT 665 MI...1070 KM S OF BERMUDAMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB...28.65 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...* BERMUDA FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO BERMUDA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTSISSUED BY THE BERMUDA WEATHER SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OPHELIA WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.7 WEST. OPHELIA ISMOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. A TURN TOTHE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY.ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CORE OF OPHELIA IS EXPECTED TO PASSEAST OF BERMUDA ON SATURDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. OPHELIA IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THESAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENINGIS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROMTHE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175MILES...280 KM...MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB...28.65 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------WIND...TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON BERMUDA STARTINGSATURDAY AFTERNOON. SURF...LARGE SWELLS CREATED BY OPHELIA WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SURFCONDITIONS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE BEACHES OF BERMUDA. RAINFALL...RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTEDON BERMUDA IN ASSOCIATION WITH OPHELIA. NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$FORECASTER AVILA
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