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#143718 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:34 AM 31.Jul.2007) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032007 1100 AM EDT TUE JUL 31 2007 ...CHANTAL STRENGTHENS...BUT HEADED FOR COOLER WATERS... AT 1100 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 40.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.7 WEST OR ABOUT 305 MILES...495 KM...SOUTH OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA AND ABOUT 660 MILES... 1060 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND. CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 29 MPH...46 KM/HR ...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED TODAY AND TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND CHANTAL COULD LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS TONIGHT OR ON WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES. REPEATING THE 1100 AM EDT POSITION...40.2 N...62.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 29 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM EDT. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE |