Issued at 500 AM AST WED SEP 28 2011 000WTNT32 KNHC 280832TCPAT2 BULLETINTROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ADVISORY NUMBER 17NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172011500 AM AST WED SEP 28 2011 ...PHILIPPE MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE EASTERN ATLANTIC... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...16.5N 38.0WABOUT 930 MI...1495 KM W OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDSMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 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 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 38.0 WEST. PHILIPPE ISMOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H. A TURNTOWARD THE NORTHWEST WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ISEXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. SOME SLIGHT WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY ORTWO...AND PHILIPPE COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TONIGHT ORTHURSDAY. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KMFROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------NONE NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$FORECASTER CANGIALOSI
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