Post by NHC Olney Maryland on Sept 3, 2010 16:09:38 GMT -5
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TROPICAL STORM FIONA ADVISORY NUMBER 17
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL082010
500 PM AST FRI SEP 03 2010
...FIONA WEAKENING...EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR BERMUDA OVERNIGHT...
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...30.0N 65.5W
ABOUT 165 MI...265 KM SSW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1011 MB...29.85 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
NONE.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* BERMUDA
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO BERMUDA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS
ISSUED BY THE BERMUDA WEATHER SERVICE.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FIONA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 65.5 WEST. FIONA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR DAY WITH SOME
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE TROPICAL
STORM IS EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR OR EAST OF BERMUDA OVERNIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND FIONA COULD BECOME A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION OR DEGENERATE TO A REMNANT LOW DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1011 MB...29.85 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS...PRIMARILY IN GUSTS...COULD REACH
BERMUDA BY LATE THIS EVENING OR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
RAINFALL...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH OR LESS ARE
POSSIBLE ON BERMUDA.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 PM AST.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST.
TROPICAL STORM FIONA ADVISORY NUMBER 17
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL082010
500 PM AST FRI SEP 03 2010
...FIONA WEAKENING...EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR BERMUDA OVERNIGHT...
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...30.0N 65.5W
ABOUT 165 MI...265 KM SSW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1011 MB...29.85 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
NONE.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* BERMUDA
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO BERMUDA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS
ISSUED BY THE BERMUDA WEATHER SERVICE.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FIONA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 65.5 WEST. FIONA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR DAY WITH SOME
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE TROPICAL
STORM IS EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR OR EAST OF BERMUDA OVERNIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND FIONA COULD BECOME A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION OR DEGENERATE TO A REMNANT LOW DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1011 MB...29.85 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
WIND...TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS...PRIMARILY IN GUSTS...COULD REACH
BERMUDA BY LATE THIS EVENING OR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
RAINFALL...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH OR LESS ARE
POSSIBLE ON BERMUDA.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 PM AST.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST.