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| #40282 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:34 PM 17.Aug.2005) TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER 53 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM AST WED AUG 17 2005 ...IRENE WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM AND ACCELERATES TO THE NORTHEAST... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 56.3 WEST OR ABOUT 590 MILES... 950 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND. IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH...33 KM/HR...AND A FURTHER INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IRENE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LOSING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS ON THURSDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES ...220 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...38.5 N... 56.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 990 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. FORECASTER COBB/PASCH |
