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#546865 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:38 PM 30.Sep.2012) TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE NADINE ADVISORY NUMBER 74 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142012 1100 PM AST SUN SEP 30 2012 ...NADINE SLOWING DOWN AS IT MAKES A COUNTERCLOCKWISE LOOP... SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...36.7N 39.4W ABOUT 685 MI...1105 KM W OF THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...SW OR 230 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...981 MB...28.97 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 NADINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 39.4 WEST. NADINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H. A SLOW COUNTERCLOCKWISE LOOP IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH NADINE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST BY LATE TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NADINE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND NADINE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM BY TUESDAY. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES...205 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN |