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#299772 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:34 PM 05.Oct.2009) TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GRACE ADVISORY NUMBER 4 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092009 500 PM AST MON OCT 05 2009 ...GRACE SPEEDING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD WEST OF FRANCE...EXPECTED TO BE ABSORBED BY FRONT BY EARLY TOMORROW... AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GRACE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 47.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 14.8 WEST OR ABOUT 400 MILES...645 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CORK IRELAND...AND ABOUT 480 MILES... 775 KM....WEST OF BREST FRANCE. GRACE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 30 MPH...48 KM/HR. A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED BEFORE GRACE IS ABSORBED BY A FRONT BY TUESDAY MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST INFORMATION... LOCATION...47.7N 14.8W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 25 DEGREES AT 30 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN |