HURRICANE OTTO ADVISORY 12

[NHC Olney Maryland]

BULLETIN
HURRICANE OTTO ADVISORY NUMBER 12
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL172010
1100 PM AST FRI OCT 08 2010

...OTTO STRENGTHENS SOME MORE AS IT PASSES WELL TO THE
SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA...


SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...27.8N 60.8W
ABOUT 390 MI...630 KM SE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 60 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...972 MB...28.70 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 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OTTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 60.8 WEST. OTTO IS MOVING
TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH...33 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. OTTO IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY...WITH A WEAKENING TREND EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY
SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY.

HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
195 MILES...315 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST.