000
WTNT35 KNHC 172040
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM NIGEL ADVISORY NUMBER 10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FLORIDA, AL152023
5:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME SUNDAY SEP 17 2023
- NIGEL STRENGTHENING…
SUMMARY OF 5:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME,21:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
INFORMATION
LOCATION,25.1 NORTH 49.5 WEST
ABOUT 1050 MILES,1690 KILOMETERS EAST SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS,65 MILES PER HOUR ,1:00 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
PRESENT MOVEMENT,NORTHWEST OR 325 DEGREES AT 13 MILES PER HOUR ,20 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE,994 MILLIBAR ,29.36 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
- AT 5:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (21:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NIGEL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 49.5 WEST
- NIGEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MILES PER HOUR (20 KILOMETERS PER HOUR) AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
- NIGEL IS THEN FORECAST TO TURN NORTHWESTWARD BY LATE TUESDAY AND ACCELERATE
NORTHEASTWARD AFTER THAT. - MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MILES PER HOUR (100 KILOMETERS PER HOUR) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
- RAPID STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
- NIGEL WILL LIKELY BECOME A HURRICANE TONIGHT, AND IS FORECAST TO APPROACH MAJOR HURRICANE INTENSITY IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
- TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES (220 KILOMETERS) FROM THE CENTER.
- THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MILLIBAR (29.36 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
NONE
NEXT ADVISORY
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11:00 P.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME.
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FORECASTER PASCH