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#543897 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:59 PM 18.Sep.2012) TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM NADINE ADVISORY NUMBER 30 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL142012 500 PM AST TUE SEP 18 2012 ...NADINE MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH... SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...35.2N 32.6W ABOUT 365 MI...590 KM WSW OF THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.23 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... THE PORTUGUESE WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE ISLANDS OF FLORES...CORVO...FAIAL...PICO...SAO JORGE... GRACIOSA...AND TERCEIRA IN THE AZORES. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * THE ISLANDS OF FLORES...CORVO...FAIAL...PICO...SAO JORGE... GRACIOSA...AND TERCEIRA IN THE AZORES. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NADINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 32.6 WEST. NADINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H...THIS GENERAL MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...BUT THE MOTION IS LIKELY TO BECOME SLOW AND ERRATIC BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY OR EARLY THURSDAY. SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY NADINE ARE BEGINNING TO AFFECT THE AZORES. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 PM AST. NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER PASCH |