HURRICANE TOMAS ADVISORY 37

[Nws Olney Maryland]

BULLETIN
HURRICANE TOMAS ADVISORY NUMBER 37
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL212010
1100 PM AST SAT NOV 06 2010

...TOMAS SLOWING DOWN...EXPECTED TO TURN EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ON
SUNDAY...


SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.2N 69.6W
ABOUT 275 MI...440 KM NNE OF GRAND TURK ISLAND
ABOUT 570 MI...915 KM SSW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 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 TOMAS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.6 WEST. TOMAS IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR. A DECREASE
IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING FOLLOWED BY A TURN
TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST LATE SUNDAY. AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. TOMAS IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 100
MILES...160 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE


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