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#382196 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:49 AM 10.Oct.2010) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM OTTO ADVISORY NUMBER 17 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172010 500 AM AST SUN OCT 10 2010 ...OTTO ACQUIRING POST-TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS WEST OF THE AZORES... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...35.3N 45.0W ABOUT 1015 MI...1630 KM W OF THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 65 DEGREES AT 39 MPH...63 KM/HR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 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 TROPICAL STORM OTTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 45.0 WEST. OTTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 39 MPH...63 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING WITH OTTO TURNING SHARPLY EASTWARD AND EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD BY MONDAY NIGHT. ON THIS TRACK...OTTO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR OR TO THE NORTH OF THE AZORES MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. OTTO IS EXPECTED TO BE BECOME POST-TROPICAL BY LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER BERG |