Issued at 1100 PM AST THU OCT 06 2011 000WTNT32 KNHC 070254TCPAT2 BULLETINHURRICANE PHILIPPE ADVISORY NUMBER 52NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL1720111100 PM AST THU OCT 06 2011 ...PHILIPPE SLIGHTLY STRONGER...HEADING NORTHEASTWARD OVER THECENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION-----------------------------------------------LOCATION...29.1N 58.1WABOUT 455 MI...735 KM ESE OF BERMUDAMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 50 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...976 MB...28.82 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE PHILIPPE WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 58.1 WEST. PHILIPPE ISMOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H. A TURN TOWARDTHE EAST-NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTEDDURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PHILIPPE SHOULD THEN TURN BACK TOWARD THENORTHEAST AND ACCELERATE FURTHER BY SATURDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH...150KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PHILIPPE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ONTHE SAFFIR-SIMPSON WIND SCALE. SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURINGTHE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROMTHE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90MILES...150 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 976 MB...28.82 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------NONE NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST. $$FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
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