WTNT35 KNHC 132033 RRA

TCPAT5



BULLETIN

HURRICANE NICOLE ADVISORY NUMBER  39

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL152016

500 PM AST THU OCT 13 2016



...NICOLE WEAKENING AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM BERMUDA...





SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

----------------------------------------------

LOCATION...33.6N 63.2W

ABOUT 130 MI...210 KM NE OF BERMUDA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...963 MB...28.44 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

--------------------

CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



THE BERMUDA WEATHER SERVICE HAS CHANGED THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR

BERMUDA TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. BERMUDA



FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR

PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

------------------------------

AT 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NICOLE WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 33.6 NORTH, LONGITUDE 63.2 WEST.  NICOLE IS MOVING

TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH (33 KM/H).  A TURN TOWARD THE EAST-

NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT OR

ON FRIDAY.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF NICOLE WILL MOVE

FARTHER AWAY FROM BERMUDA THIS EVENING.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 110 MPH (175 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE

NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND NICOLE COULD BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE

ON SATURDAY.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES (110 KM) FROM=