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HURRICANE NICOLE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  35A

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL152016

800 PM AST WED OCT 12 2016



...NICOLE STRENGTHENS TO A MAJOR HURRICANE...

...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT ON THE WAY TO INVESTIGATE...





SUMMARY OF 800 PM AST...0000 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...29.6N 66.4W

ABOUT 210 MI...335 KM SSW OF BERMUDA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...956 MB...28.23 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. 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 PM AST (0000 UTC), THE LARGE EYE OF HURRICANE NICOLE WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH, LONGITUDE 66.4 WEST. NICOLE IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH (17 KM/H). AN INCREASE

IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TONIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A NORTHEASTWARD

TURN AND AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON THURSDAY. ON THE

FORECAST TRACK, THE CORE OF HURRICANE NICOLE WILL PASS NEAR OR OVER

BERMUDA ON THURSDAY.



SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE

INCREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH (185 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NICOLE IS A=