Issued at 200 AM AST THU SEP 15 2011 000WTNT34 KNHC 150442TCPAT4 BULLETINTROPICAL STORM MARIA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 34ANWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142011200 AM AST THU SEP 15 2011 ...WEATHER SHOULD GRADUALLY DETERIORATE IN BERMUDA... SUMMARY OF 200 AM AST...0600 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...28.7N 68.4WABOUT 325 MI...535 KM SW OF BERMUDAMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 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...* BERMUDA A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...* BERMUDA A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLEWITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITEDSTATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASEMONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICEFORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDETHE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONALMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 200 AM AST...0600 UTC...AT 200 AM AST...0600 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 68.5 WEST. MARIA ISMOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/H. ACONTINUED NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD MOTION WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARDSPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF MARIAWILL PASS WEST OF BERMUDA LATER TODAY. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEASTAND AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS ANTICIPATED ONFRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24HOURS...AND MARIA COULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY. A WEAKENINGTREND IS LIKELY TO BEGIN BY FRIDAY. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------RAINFALL...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSSBERMUDA THROUGH THURSDAY. WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON BERMUDA LATERTODAY...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST. $$FORECASTER PASCH
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