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HURRICANE NICOLE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  33A

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL152016

800 AM AST WED OCT 12 2016



...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATING NICOLE...





SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...28.0N 66.9W

ABOUT 320 MI...520 KM SSW OF BERMUDA

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...969 MB...28.61 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



NONE.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. BERMUDA



A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED

SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.  A WARNING IS TYPICALLY ISSUED

36 HOURS BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-

FORCE WINDS, CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR

DANGEROUS.  PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE

RUSHED TO COMPLETION.



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 LARGE AND DISTINCT EYE OF HURRICANE

NICOLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 66.9 WEST.

NICOLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH (7 KM/H),

BUT A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS

EXPECTED LATER TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED WITH A

TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS FORECAST ON THURSDAY. ON THE=