Post by NHC Olney Maryland on Oct 9, 2010 12:09:30 GMT -5
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HURRICANE OTTO ADVISORY NUMBER 14
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL172010
1100 AM AST SAT OCT 09 2010
...OTTO BEGINS TO WEAKEN...
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...30.7N 55.7W
ABOUT 545 MI...880 KM E OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 55 DEGREES AT 29 MPH...46 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB...29.06 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OTTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 55.7 WEST. OTTO IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 29 MPH...46 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION
WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...FOLLOWED BY
A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED BY EARLY MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. OTTO IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS...AND OTTO COULD LOSE TROPICAL CYCLONE CHARACTERISTICS BY
MONDAY.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220
MILES...350 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
-------------
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.
HURRICANE OTTO ADVISORY NUMBER 14
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL172010
1100 AM AST SAT OCT 09 2010
...OTTO BEGINS TO WEAKEN...
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...30.7N 55.7W
ABOUT 545 MI...880 KM E OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 55 DEGREES AT 29 MPH...46 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB...29.06 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OTTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 55.7 WEST. OTTO IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 29 MPH...46 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION
WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...FOLLOWED BY
A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED BY EARLY MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. OTTO IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS...AND OTTO COULD LOSE TROPICAL CYCLONE CHARACTERISTICS BY
MONDAY.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220
MILES...350 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
-------------
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.