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| #44662 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:52 AM 08.Sep.2005) TCPAT5 BULLETIN HURRICANE NATE ADVISORY NUMBER 11 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM EDT THU SEP 08 2005 ...HURRICANE NATE PASSING WELL SOUTH OF BERMUDA... AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE BERMUDA WEATHER SERVICE HAS DISCONTINUED THE HURRICANE WATCH FOR BERMUDA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA. THE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS MORNING. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NATE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.2 NORTH... LONGITUDE 64.6 WEST OR ABOUT 145 MILES... 235 KM... SOUTH OF BERMUDA. NATE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION...WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED... IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. NATE IS CURRENTLY MAKING ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO BERMUDA...AND WILL GRADUALLY MOVE FARTHER AWAY FROM THE ISLAND LATER TODAY DAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS MEASURED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NATE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES... 35 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM. A WIND GUST TO 43 MPH WAS RECENTLY REPORTED ON BERMUDA. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 982 MB...29.00 INCHES. NATE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN BERMUDA. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...ARE POSSIBLE IN BERMUDA. REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...30.2 N... 64.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 982 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM EDT. FORECASTER STEWART |
