Issued at 500 AM AST FRI SEP 23 2011 000WTNT31 KNHC 230851TCPAT1 BULLETINTROPICAL STORM OPHELIA ADVISORY NUMBER 10NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL162011500 AM AST FRI SEP 23 2011 ...OPHELIA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...14.5N 51.0WABOUT 740 MI...1190 KM ESE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDSMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 51.0 WEST. OPHELIA ISMOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H...AND AMOTION BETWEEN WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED FOR THENEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THENEXT 48 HOURS...AND OPHELIA COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVERTHE WEEKEND. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES...415KM...MOSTLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------NONE NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$FORECASTER BLAKE
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