Issued at 500 AM AST THU OCT 06 2011 000WTNT32 KNHC 060848TCPAT2 BULLETINTROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ADVISORY NUMBER 49NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172011500 AM AST THU OCT 06 2011 ...PHILIPPE ALMOST A HURRICANE... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...26.8N 60.6WABOUT 455 MI...735 KM SE OF BERMUDAMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...991 MB...29.26 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 26.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 60.6 WEST. PHILIPPE ISMOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. A TURNTOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTEDLATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...110KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PHILIPPE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME AHURRICANE LATER TODAY BEFORE SLOW WEAKENING STARTS ON FRIDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KMFROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------NONE NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$FORECASTER BLAKE
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