Issued at 1100 AM AST FRI SEP 23 2011 000WTNT31 KNHC 231454TCPAT1 BULLETINTROPICAL STORM OPHELIA ADVISORY NUMBER 11NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL1620111100 AM AST FRI SEP 23 2011 ...OPHELIA CONTINUING TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES QUICKLY WESTWARD... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION-----------------------------------------------LOCATION...14.6N 52.6WABOUT 635 MI...1020 KM ESE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDSMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 52.6 WEST. OPHELIA ISMOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/H. A MOTION BETWEEN WESTAND WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THENORTHWEST POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...ANDOPHELIA COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY OR OVER THEWEEKEND. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES...415 KM...MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER. REPORTS FROM A NOAA BUOY JUST WEST OF OPHELIA INDICATE THE ESTIMATEDMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------NONE NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST. $$FORECASTER STEWART
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