000
WTNT35 KNHC 170842
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM NIGEL ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FLORIDA, AL152023
5:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME SUNDAY SEP 17 2023
- NIGEL STRENGTHENING…
- FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON MONDAY…
SUMMARY OF 5:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME, 09:00 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME
INFORMATION
LOCATION, 23.0 NORTH, 48.6 WEST
ABOUT 980 MILES, 1575 KILOMETERS NORTHEAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES
ABOUT 1180 MILES, 1895 KILOMETERS EAST SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS, 50 MILES PER HOUR, 85 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
PRESENT MOVEMENT, NORTH NORTHWEST OR 330 DEGREES AT 14 MILES PER HOUR, 22 KILOMETERS PER HOUR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE, 1001 MILLIBAR, 29.56 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 NIGEL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 48.6 WEST
- NIGEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MILES PER HOUR (22 KILOMETERS PER HOUR), AND A GENERAL NORTHWEST TO NORTH NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
- MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MILES PER HOUR (85 KILOMETERS PER HOUR) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
- ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND NIGEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON MONDAY.
- TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES (220 KILOMETERS) FROM THE CENTER.
- THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MILLIBAR (29.56 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
NONE
NEXT ADVISORY
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11:00 A.M. ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME.
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FORECASTER PAPIN