Post by Nws Olney Maryland on Jul 19, 2011 11:00:30 GMT -5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM BRET ADVISORY NUMBER 7
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER OLNEY MD AL022011
500 AM EDT TUE JUL 19 2011
...BRET WEAKENS A LITTLE MORE...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.3N 76.4W
ABOUT 205 MI...330 KM NNE OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND
ABOUT 410 MI...660 KM S OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BRET WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.4 WEST. BRET IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED
IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF BRET
IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF
THE UNITED STATES.
DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H
...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM EDT.
TROPICAL STORM BRET ADVISORY NUMBER 7
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER OLNEY MD AL022011
500 AM EDT TUE JUL 19 2011
...BRET WEAKENS A LITTLE MORE...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...29.3N 76.4W
ABOUT 205 MI...330 KM NNE OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND
ABOUT 410 MI...660 KM S OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BRET WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.4 WEST. BRET IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED
IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF BRET
IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF
THE UNITED STATES.
DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H
...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
-------------
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM EDT.