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TROPICAL STORM NICOLE ADVISORY NUMBER   9

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL152016

1100 AM AST THU OCT 06 2016



...NICOLE REMAINS JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH...





SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...26.8N 64.8W

ABOUT 380 MI...610 KM S OF BERMUDA

ABOUT 585 MI...945 KM N OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.39 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 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NICOLE WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 64.8 WEST.  NICOLE IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH (9 KM/H).  A TURN

TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY.  A SLOW AND

MEANDERING MOTION IS FORECAST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH (110 KM/H) WITH HIGHER

GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST TODAY, WITH SOME

WEAKENING ANTICIPATED BY FRIDAY.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES (110 KM)

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB (29.39 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF: SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH NICOLE, ALONG WITH ROUGH SURF

CONDITIONS, WILL AFFECT BERMUDA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 PM AST.



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