Here is the text of the first advisory on Ophelia. The track takes it toward the eastern Caribbean and Puerto Rico in about five days.
-Brian-
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL162011
1100 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2011
…NEW TROPICAL STORM FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC…
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT…0300 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…12.2N 40.1W
ABOUT 1585 MI…2555 KM ESE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…40 MPH…65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…W OR 270 DEGREES AT 9 MPH…15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1006 MB…29.71 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 PM EDT…0300 UTC…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.2 NORTH…LONGITUDE 40.1 WEST. OPHELIA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH…15 KM/H…AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS WITH AN
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH…65 KM/H…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR
SO.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES…280
KM…MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB…29.71 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY…500 AM EDT.
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FORECASTER BRENNAN
