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#16512 (Received by flhurricane at: 3:31 PM 30.Nov.2004) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM OTTO ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 4 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2004 ...TROPICAL STORM FORMS ON LAST DAY OF HURRICANE SEASON... SATELLITE DATA AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC HAS ACQUIRED THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A TROPICAL STORM. AT 4 PM EST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OTTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 51.0 WEST OR ABOUT 810 MILES...1300 KM... EAST OF BERMUDA. OTTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 5 MPH ... 7 KM/HR...AND A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST IS LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES ...370 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES. REPEATING THE 4 PM EST POSITION...31.8 N... 51.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 997 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 10 PM EST. FORECASTER PASCH |