Issued at 500 AM AST SUN SEP 25 2011 000WTNT32 KNHC 250832TCPAT2 BULLETINTROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ADVISORY NUMBER 5NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172011500 AM AST SUN SEP 25 2011 ...PHILIPPE STRENGTHENS A LITTLE OVER THE EASTERN ATLANTIC... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...12.0N 29.8WABOUT 410 MI...660 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDSMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 12.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 29.8 WEST. PHILIPPE ISMOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/H. A TURNTOWARD THE NORTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ISEXPECTED TO BEGIN ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT48 HOURS...AND PHILIPPE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY LATE MONDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KMFROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------NONE NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$FORECASTER CANGIALOSI
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