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TROPICAL STORM OTTO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   6A

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL162016

700 AM EST TUE NOV 22 2016



...AIR FORCE RESERVE AIRCRAFT FINDS OTTO NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH...





SUMMARY OF 700 AM EST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...10.5N 79.1W

ABOUT 225 MI...360 KM SE OF SAN ANDRES ISLAND

ABOUT 335 MI...545 KM ESE OF BLUEFIELDS NICARAGUA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...STATIONARY

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...986 MB...29.12 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



NONE.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. SAN ANDRES



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA, GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.



INTERESTS IN NICARAGUA, COSTA RICA, AND PROVIDENCIA ISLAND SHOULD

MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF OTTO.



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 700 AM EST (1200 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OTTO WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 79.1 WEST.  OTTO HAS

BEEN MOVING ERRATICALLY, AND LITTLE NET MOTION IS EXPECTED TODAY.  A

SLOW WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY,

FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE WEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH (110 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT

48 HOURS, AND OTTO IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY.=