WTNT35 KNHC 130300 RRA

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HURRICANE NICOLE ADVISORY NUMBER  36

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL152016

1100 PM AST WED OCT 12 2016



...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR NICOLE HEADING FOR BERMUDA...





SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...30.1N 66.4W

ABOUT 180 MI...290 KM SSW OF BERMUDA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...950 MB...28.06 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 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), THE LARGE EYE OF HURRICANE NICOLE WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 66.4 WEST. NICOLE IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH (19 KM/H). AN INCREASE

IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THURSDAY, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE

NORTHWEST AND A FURTHER INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED BY

THURSDAY NIGHT. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CORE OF NICOLE WILL PASS

OVER OR NEAR BERMUDA ON THURSDAY.



DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE

THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 130 MPH (215=