Issued at 500 AM AST THU SEP 15 2011 000WTNT34 KNHC 150841TCPAT4 BULLETINTROPICAL STORM MARIA ADVISORY NUMBER 35NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142011500 AM AST THU SEP 15 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER BERMUDA LATER TODAY... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...30.2N 68.4WABOUT 255 MI...415 KM WSW OF BERMUDAMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 26 MPH...43 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 6 TO 18 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA FOR STORM INFORMATIONSPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOURNATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 68.4 WEST. MARIA HASINCREASED ITS FORWARD SPEED AND IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THENORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 26 MPH...43 KM/H. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TOCONTINUE TODAY WITH A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST AND AN ADDITIONALINCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THECENTER OF MARIA WILL QUICKLY PASS WEST OF BERMUDA LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. THERE IS POSSIBILITY THAT MARIA WILL BECOME A HURRICANETODAY BUT WEAKENING IS FORECAST THEREAFTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KMTO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER. 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 TODAY. WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON BERMUDA LATERTODAY...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 AM AST.NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$FORECASTER AVILA
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