Post by NHC Olney Maryland on Aug 26, 2010 12:04:42 GMT -5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM EARL ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL072010
500 AM AST THU AUG 26 2010
...EARL A LITTLE STRONGER...MOVING WESTWARD OVER THE TROPICAL
EASTERN ATLANTIC...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.2N 34.8W
ABOUT 695 MI...1120 KM W OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/HR
MINIMUM 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 EARL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 34.8 WEST. EARL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR. THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR
...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND EARL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A
HURRICANE BY LATE FRIDAY OR EARLY SATURDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.
TROPICAL STORM EARL ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL072010
500 AM AST THU AUG 26 2010
...EARL A LITTLE STRONGER...MOVING WESTWARD OVER THE TROPICAL
EASTERN ATLANTIC...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...15.2N 34.8W
ABOUT 695 MI...1120 KM W OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/HR
MINIMUM 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 EARL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 34.8 WEST. EARL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR. THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR
...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND EARL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A
HURRICANE BY LATE FRIDAY OR EARLY SATURDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
-------------
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.