HURRICANE SHARY ADVISORY 6

[Nws Olney Maryland]

BULLETIN
HURRICANE SHARY ADVISORY NUMBER 6
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL202010
500 AM AST SAT OCT 30 2010

...SHARY INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE
CENTRAL ATLANTIC OCEAN...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.6N 59.4W
ABOUT 325 MI...525 KM ENE OF BERMUDA
ABOUT 965 MI...1550 KM SSW OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 60 DEGREES AT 35 MPH...56 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...989 MB...29.21 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 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SHARY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 33.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 59.4 WEST. SHARY IS MOVING
TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 35 MPH...56 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY UNTIL THE SYSTEM DISSIPATES BY
LATE TOMORROW.

MICROWAVE DATA INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED
TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SHARY IS A
CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.
WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE LATER TODAY...WITH SHARY LIKELY
LOSING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS EARLY TOMORROW.

SHARY IS A SMALL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 10 MILES...20 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.