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| #59260 (Received by flhurricane at: 9:55 AM 30.Nov.2005) TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM EPSILON ADVISORY NUMBER 5 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM AST WED NOV 30 2005 ...EPSILON STRENGTHENING OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC OCEAN... AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EPSILON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 53.9 WEST OR ABOUT 650 MILES...1050 KM... EAST OF BERMUDA AND ABOUT 1610 MILES...2590 KM...WEST OF THE AZORES. EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST TO OCCUR TODAY... WITH A SLOW TURN TO THE NORTH EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK... THE CENTER OF EPSILON IS FORECAST TO REMAIN WELL TO THE EAST OF BERMUDA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT ...WITH GRADUAL WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON THURSDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES ...350 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES. ALTHOUGH EPSILON IS NOT EXPECTED TO DIRECTLY AFFECT BERMUDA... LARGE OCEAN SWELLS THAT ARE BEING GENERATED WELL TO THE NORTHWEST OF EPSILON WILL MOVE SOUTHWESTWARD AND CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY SURF AND ROUGH WAVE CONDITIONS AROUND THE ISLAND DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...30.7 N... 53.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 993 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST. FORECASTER STEWART |
