Issued at 500 PM AST TUE OCT 04 2011 000WTNT32 KNHC 042031TCPAT2 BULLETINTROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ADVISORY NUMBER 43NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172011500 PM AST TUE OCT 04 2011 ...PHILIPPE EXPECTED TO TURN WEST-NORTHWESTWARD SOON... SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...24.1N 60.0WABOUT 635 MI...1025 KM SSE OF BERMUDAMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 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 24.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 60.0 WEST. PHILIPPE ISMOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H. A SHARP TURN TOWARDTHE NORTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THROUGHWEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH SOMEACCELERATION ON THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 48HOURS...AND PHILIPPE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT ORTHURSDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KMFROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------NONE NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST. $$FORECASTER BERG
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