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#875039 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:46 AM 16.Sep.2016) TCPAT5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM IAN ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL102016 500 AM AST FRI SEP 16 2016 ...IAN RACING NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC... ...EXPECTED TO BECOME POST-TROPICAL LATER TODAY... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...45.2N 40.8W ABOUT 600 MI...965 KM E OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND ABOUT 1500 MI...2410 KM SW OF REYKJAVIK ICELAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 48 MPH...78 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.36 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 Tropical Storm Ian was located near latitude 45.2 North, longitude 40.8 West. Ian is moving very quickly toward the northeast near 48 mph (78 km/h), and this motion is expected to continue through tonight, with a decrease in forward speed expected on Saturday. Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 36 hours, but Ian is expected to become a post-tropical cyclone later today, and be absorbed by a frontal boundary on Saturday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 miles (335 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 994 mb (29.36 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- None. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next complete advisory at 1100 AM AST. $$ Forecaster Brennan |