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#44981 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:31 PM 09.Sep.2005) TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MARIA ADVISORY NUMBER 34 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM AST FRI SEP 09 2005 ...MARIA WEAKENS A LITTLE... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 41.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 41.5 WEST OR ABOUT 675 MILES...1085 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND AND ABOUT 810 MILES...1300 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE AZORES. MARIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME ACCELERATION DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST AND MARIA WILL LIKELY LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES ...370 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...41.6 N... 41.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 989 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. FORECASTER BLAKE/AVILA |