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#541769 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:44 AM 10.Sep.2012) TCPAT3 BULLETIN HURRICANE MICHAEL ADVISORY NUMBER 29 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL132012 500 AM AST MON SEP 10 2012 ...MICHAEL WEAKENS A LITTLE MORE... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...33.5N 45.2W ABOUT 1065 MI...1715 KM W OF THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H 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 HURRICANE MICHAEL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 45.2 WEST. MICHAEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H. MICHAEL IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWESTWARD BY TONIGHT...AND THEN NORTHWARD OR NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD AT A FASTER FORWARD SPEED ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE DECREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MICHAEL IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST... AND MICHAEL COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY TONIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES...30 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI |