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WTNT31 KNHC 210846
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM GERT ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FLORIDA, AL062023
5:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME MONDAY AUG 21 2023
SHORT LIVED TROPICAL STORM GERT QUICKLY UNRAVELING…
SUMMARY OF 5:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME, 09:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
INFORMATION
LOCATION, 16.7 NORTH 56.4 WEST
ABOUT 455 MILES, 730 KILOMETERS EAST SOUTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS,40 MILES PER HOUR, 65 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
PRESENT MOVEMENT, WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 9 MILES PER HOUR, 15 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE,1006 MILLIBAR, 29.71 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
- AT 5:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (09:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GERT WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 56.4 WEST
- GERT IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MILES PER HOUR (15 KILOMETERS PER HOUR), AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST IS FORECAST BY TONIGHT.
- MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MILES PER HOUR (65 KILOMETERS PER HOUR) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
- GERT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW LATER TODAY AND DISSIPATE ON TUESDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES (110 KILOMETERS) FROM THE CENTER. - THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MILLIBAR (29.71 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
NONE
NEXT ADVISORY
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME.
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FORECASTER ROBERTS