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#388248 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:34 PM 06.Nov.2010) TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE TOMAS ADVISORY NUMBER 37 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL212010 1100 PM AST SAT NOV 06 2010 ...TOMAS SLOWING DOWN...EXPECTED TO TURN EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ON SUNDAY... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...25.2N 69.6W ABOUT 275 MI...440 KM NNE OF GRAND TURK ISLAND ABOUT 570 MI...915 KM SSW OF BERMUDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 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 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE TOMAS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.6 WEST. TOMAS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST LATE SUNDAY. AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. TOMAS IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 100 MILES...160 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN |