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Post by NHC Olney Maryland on Aug 26, 2010 16:47:29 GMT -5
BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM EARL ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL072010 500 PM AST THU AUG 26 2010
...EARL GETTING A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED AS IT MOVES WESTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC...
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...15.2N 38.8W ABOUT 1620 MI...2610 KM E OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/HR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 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 EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 38.8 WEST. EARL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/HR...AND A WEST TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS... AND EARL COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY SATURDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM FROM THE CENTER.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST.
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