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TROPICAL STORM KIRK ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL112012
500 PM AST WED AUG 29 2012

...KIRK STRENGTHENS A LITTLE OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.3N 47.6W
ABOUT 1110 MI...1785 KM ENE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
ABOUT 1490 MI...2400 KM WSW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 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 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KIRK WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 47.6 WEST. KIRK IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH ON FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST.

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FORECASTER BRENNAN


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