Issued at 500 AM AST WED OCT 05 2011 000WTNT32 KNHC 050843TCPAT2 BULLETINTROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ADVISORY NUMBER 45NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172011500 AM AST WED OCT 05 2011 ...PHILIPPE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE TURNING OUT TO SEA... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...24.7N 60.8WABOUT 580 MI...930 KM SSE OF BERMUDAMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 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 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 60.8 WEST. PHILIPPE ISMOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H. A TURNTOWARD THE NORTH IS FORECAST BY THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY A TURNTOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED BY LATETHURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED AND PHILIPPE COULD BECOME AHURRICANE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. 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 AM AST. $$FORECASTER BLAKE
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