Issued at 500 PM AST SAT OCT 08 2011 000WTNT32 KNHC 082100TCPAT2BULLETINTROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ADVISORY NUMBER 59NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172011500 PM AST SAT OCT 08 2011 ...PHILIPPE QUICKLY LOSING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS... SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION-----------------------------------------------LOCATION...35.3N 46.0WABOUT 1080 MI...1740 KM W OF THE AZORESMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 30 MPH...48 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.35 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 WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 46.0 WEST. PHILIPPE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 30 MPH...48 KM/H... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. A TURN TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 50 MPH...85 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND PHILIPPE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TONIGHT OR SUNDAY MORNING. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KMFROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------NONE. NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST. $$FORECASTER STEWART
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