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#59177 (Received by flhurricane at: 9:40 PM 29.Nov.2005) TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM EPSILON ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM AST TUE NOV 29 2005 ...EPSILON MOVING WESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS STILL POSSIBLE ON BERMUDA... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EPSILON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 51.9 WEST OR ABOUT 760 MILES...1220 KM...EAST OF BERMUDA AND ABOUT 1480 MILES... 2385 KM...WEST OF THE AZORES. EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM MAINLY TO THE WEST OF THE CENTER. 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 MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AROUND THE ISLAND DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...31.4 N... 51.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 993 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST. FORECASTER BEVEN |