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HURRICANE OTTO ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     AL172010
500 AM AST SAT OCT 09 2010

...OTTO ACCELERATING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.2N 58.5W
ABOUT 430 MI...695 KM ESE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 55 DEGREES AT 24 MPH...39 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...977 MB...28.85 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OTTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 58.5 WEST. OTTO IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 24 MPH...39 KM/HR. AN INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. OTTO IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220
MILES...350 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 977 MB...28.85 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.

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FORECASTER BRENNAN

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