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HURRICANE NICOLE ADVISORY NUMBER  13

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL152016

500 AM AST FRI OCT 07 2016



...NICOLE WEAKENS A LITTLE WHILE DRIFTING SOUTHWARD...





SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...27.3N 65.2W

ABOUT 345 MI...555 KM S OF BERMUDA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...155 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...S OR 180 DEGREES AT 1 MPH...2 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB...28.65 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 NICOLE WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH, LONGITUDE 65.2 WEST.  NICOLE IS DRIFTING

SOUTHWARD, AND A SLIGHTLY FASTER SOUTHWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED

TONIGHT AND ON SATURDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH (155 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT

48 HOURS.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES (30 KM) FROM THE

CENTER, AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES

(150 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB (28.65 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 1100 AM AST.



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