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| #372930 (Received by flhurricane at: 5:06 PM 01.Sep.2010) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FIONA ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082010 500 PM AST WED SEP 01 2010 ...FIONA MOVING OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC... ...ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS BEING DISCONTINUED... SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...20.2N 62.9W ABOUT 140 MI...225 KM N OF ANGUILLA ABOUT 185 MI...300 KM NE OF ST. THOMAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...32 KM/HR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... THE GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR ANTIGUA...BARBUDA...MONTSERRAT...ST. KITTS...NEVIS...AND ANGUILLA. THE GOVERNMENT OF NETHERLANDS ANTILLES HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR ST. MAARTEN...SABA...AND ST. EUSTATIUS. THE GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE WILL DISCONTINUE THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR ST. MARTIN AND ST. BARTHELEMY AT 6 PM AST. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... NONE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FIONA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.9 WEST. FIONA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR. THE CYCLONE SHOULD CONTINUE MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- RAINFALL...FIONA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES...OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER LANDSEA/BLAKE |
