Post by Nws Olney Maryland on Aug 17, 2011 12:31:03 GMT -5
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TROPICAL STORM GERT ADVISORY NUMBER 9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER OLNEY MD AL072011
1100 PM AST MON AUG 15 2011
...GERT MOVING FASTER TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST...
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.7N 61.6W
ABOUT 250 MI...400 KM NE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
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 TROPICAL STORM GERT WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 61.6 WEST. GERT IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/H...AND A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND THEN EAST-NORTHEAST WITH AN ADDITIONAL
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. A WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY LATE TUESDAY...AND
GERT IS LIKELY TO LOSE ITS TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS ON WEDNESDAY.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST
TROPICAL STORM GERT ADVISORY NUMBER 9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER OLNEY MD AL072011
1100 PM AST MON AUG 15 2011
...GERT MOVING FASTER TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST...
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...34.7N 61.6W
ABOUT 250 MI...400 KM NE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GERT WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 61.6 WEST. GERT IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/H...AND A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND THEN EAST-NORTHEAST WITH AN ADDITIONAL
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. A WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY LATE TUESDAY...AND
GERT IS LIKELY TO LOSE ITS TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS ON WEDNESDAY.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
-------------
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST