Issued at 800 AM AST THU SEP 15 2011 000WTNT34 KNHC 151143TCPAT4 BULLETINTROPICAL STORM MARIA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 35ANWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142011800 AM AST THU SEP 15 2011 ...RAIN BANDS FROM MARIA AFFECTING BERMUDA... SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...30.9N 67.8WABOUT 200 MI...325 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...PLEASE MONITORPRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 67.8 WEST. MARIA ISMOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 26 MPH...43 KM/H. THISMOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH A TURN TO THE NORTHEASTAND AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. ONTHE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF MARIA WILL QUICKLY PASS WEST OFBERMUDA LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT MARIA WILL BECOME A HURRICANETODAY. HOWEVER...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 COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$FORECASTER BLAKE/BEVEN
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