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| #382100 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:34 PM 09.Oct.2010) TCPAT2 BULLETIN HURRICANE OTTO ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172010 500 PM AST SAT OCT 09 2010 ...OTTO RACING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL ATLANTIC... SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...32.4N 52.6W ABOUT 710 MI...1145 KM E OF BERMUDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 55 DEGREES AT 32 MPH...52 KM/HR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB...29.06 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OTTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 52.6 WEST. OTTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 32 MPH...52 KM/HR. A GENERAL NORTHEASTWARD MOTION WITH SOME FURTHER INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED BY MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. OTTO IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND OTTO COULD LOSE TROPICAL CYCLONE CHARACTERISTICS BY MONDAY. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES...350 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN |
