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#376601 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:49 PM 16.Sep.2010) TCPAT2 BULLETIN HURRICANE JULIA ADVISORY NUMBER 20 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL122010 1100 PM AST THU SEP 16 2010 ...JULIA WEAKENS A LITTLE MORE... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...23.5N 42.9W ABOUT 1375 MI...2210 KM SW OF THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 24 MPH...39 KM/HR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB...29.03 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JULIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 42.9 WEST. JULIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 24 MPH...39 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JULIA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND JULIA IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM ON FRIDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER BROWN |