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#936299 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:36 AM 16.Aug.2018)
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BULLETIN
Subtropical Storm Ernesto Advisory Number 5
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052018
500 AM AST Thu Aug 16 2018

...ERNESTO CHANGES LITTLE IN STRENGTH...
...EXPECTED TO BECOME POST-TROPICAL IN A DAY OR SO...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...40.8N 44.1W
ABOUT 605 MI...975 KM SE OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB...29.77 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.


DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Subtropical Storm Ernesto
was located near latitude 40.8 North, longitude 44.1 West. The
storm is moving toward the north-northeast near 13 mph (20 km/h). A
significantly faster northeastward motion is expected during the
next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Little change in strength is forecast during the next couple of
days. Ernesto is expected to become a post-tropical cyclone
Thursday night or early Friday, and merge with a frontal zone near
Ireland and the United Kingdom on Saturday.

Winds of 40 mph extend outward up to 160 miles (260 km) from the
center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1008 mb (29.77 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 AM AST.

$$
Forecaster Cangialosi