HURRICANE JULIA ADVISORY 19

[NHC Olney Maryland]

BULLETIN
HURRICANE JULIA ADVISORY NUMBER 19
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL122010
500 PM AST THU SEP 16 2010

...JULIA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT RACES NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE
OPEN ATLANTIC...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...23.1N 41.1W
ABOUT 1325 MI...2130 KM SW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 25 MPH...41 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...981 MB...28.97 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JULIA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 23.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 41.1 WEST. JULIA IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 25 MPH...41 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY...
FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH...140
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JULIA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME WEAKENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND JULIA COULD WEAKEN TO
A TROPICAL STORM BY FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST.