Atlantic Hurricane OTTO Advisory Number 10
Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:31:35 -0500
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WTNT32 KNHC 081431
TCPAT2
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HURRICANE OTTO ADVISORY NUMBER 10
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172010
1100 AM AST FRI OCT 08 2010
...OTTO STRENGTHENS INTO A HURRICANE...THE EIGHTH OF THE SEASON...
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.9N 64.0W
ABOUT 445 MI...715 KM S OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 60 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...979 MB...28.91 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OTTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 64.0 WEST. OTTO IS MOVING
TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION
WITH A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. OTTO IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED
TODAY...WITH WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY LATE SATURDAY.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 195
MILES...315 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 979 MB...28.91 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN
LEEWARD ISLANDS...THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...PUERTO RICO...AND THE EASTERN
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TODAY. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-
THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
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