Issued at 500 PM AST TUE SEP 27 2011 000WTNT32 KNHC 272035TCPAT2 BULLETINTROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ADVISORY NUMBER 15NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172011500 PM AST TUE SEP 27 2011 ...PHILIPPE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN...NOW A MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM... SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...16.0N 36.0WABOUT 795 MI...1285 KM W OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDSMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 36.0 WEST. PHILIPPE ISMOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H. A TURN TOWARDTHE NORTHWEST AND A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTEDOVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO...ANDPHILLIPE IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KMFROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------NONE NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST. $$FORECASTER BRENNAN
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