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TROPICAL STORM MARIA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  35A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142011
800 AM AST THU SEP 15 2011

...RAIN BANDS FROM MARIA AFFECTING BERMUDA...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...30.9N 67.8W
ABOUT 200 MI...325 KM WSW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 26 MPH...43 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...

NONE.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* BERMUDA

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* BERMUDA

A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 6 TO 18 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 67.8 WEST. MARIA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 26 MPH...43 KM/H. THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST
AND AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. ON
THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF MARIA WILL QUICKLY PASS WEST OF
BERMUDA LATER TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT MARIA WILL BECOME A HURRICANE
TODAY.  HOWEVER...WEAKENING IS FORECAST THEREAFTER.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM
TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
BERMUDA THROUGH TODAY.

WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON BERMUDA LATER
TODAY...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.


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

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FORECASTER BLAKE/BEVEN



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