Issued at 800 PM AST FRI SEP 30 2011 000WTNT31 KNHC 302353TCPAT1 BULLETINHURRICANE OPHELIA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 33ANWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL162011800 PM AST FRI SEP 30 2011 ...OPHELIA BECOMES STRONGER AS IT MOVES FASTER TO THE NORTH... SUMMARY OF 800 PM AST...0000 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...25.6N 63.0WABOUT 480 MI...770 KM SSE OF BERMUDAMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 355 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...956 MB...28.23 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 PM AST...0000 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE OPHELIA WAS LOCATEDNEAR LATITUDE 25.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 63.0 WEST. OPHELIA IS MOVINGTOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/H. THIS GENERAL MOTION ISEXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO...BRINGING THE COREOF OPHELIA EAST OF BERMUDA LATE SATURDAY. A TURN TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST SHOULD BEGIN BY SUNDAY WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVEINCREASED TO NEAR 120 MPH...195 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. OPHELIAIS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WINDSCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE LIKELY DURING THE NEXT12 TO 24 HOURS FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL WEAKENING. 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 956 MB...28.23 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-FACING BEACHES OF BERMUDA. RAINFALL...RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH CAN BE EXPECTEDON BERMUDA IN ASSOCIATION WITH OPHELIA. NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST. $$FORECASTER BLAKE/FRANKLIN
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