Issued at 800 PM AST TUE SEP 13 2011 000WTNT34 KNHC 132335TCPAT4 BULLETINTROPICAL STORM MARIA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 29ANWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142011800 PM AST TUE SEP 13 2011 ...MARIA CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWARD... SUMMARY OF 800 PM AST...0000 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...23.1N 68.0WABOUT 315 MI...505 KM E OF THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMASABOUT 665 MI...1070 KM SSW OF BERMUDAMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 355 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...* BERMUDA A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AREEXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITORPRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 800 PM AST...0000 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 68.0 WEST. MARIA ISMOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H...AND THIS GENERALMOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS WITH ANINCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST ISEXPECTED ON THURSDAY WITH A FURTHER INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ONTHE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF MARIA WILL PASS WEST OF BERMUDAON THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------RAINFALL...ALTHOUGH RAINS OVER PUERTO RICO HAVE DIMINISHED...MARIAHAS LIKELY PRODUCED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER PUERTORICO...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES. THESE RAINS COULD STILL CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS ANDMUDSLIDES OVER AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS BERMUDA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON BERMUDA BYWEDNESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY. NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST. $$FORECASTER PASCH
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