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| #388287 (Received by flhurricane at: 3:40 AM 07.Nov.2010) TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE TOMAS ADVISORY NUMBER 38 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL212010 500 AM AST SUN NOV 07 2010 ...TOMAS STILL A HURRICANE BUT EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...26.2N 68.8W ABOUT 485 MI...780 KM SSW OF BERMUDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/HR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...989 MB...29.21 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE TOMAS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 68.8 WEST. TOMAS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST IS FORECAST LATER TODAY. AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. TOMAS IS STILL A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. HOWEVER...WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND TOMAS IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM THE CENTER. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM...PRIMARILY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HURRICANE. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER STEWART |
