Issued at 1100 AM AST Thu Oct 05 2023
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WTNT32 KNHC 051453
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
Tropical Storm Philippe Advisory Number 49
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
AL172023
1100 AM AST Thu Oct 05 2023
...PHILIPPE STRENGTHENS A BIT MORE...
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON BERMUDA EARLY
FRIDAY...
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.6N 66.3W
ABOUT 470 MI...760 KM S OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 355 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
None.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Bermuda
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.
Interests in eastern New England and Atlantic Canada should monitor
the progress of Philippe.
For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products
issued by your national meteorological service.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Philippe was
located near latitude 25.6 North, longitude 66.3 West. Philippe is
moving toward the north near 12 mph (19 km/h), and this general
motion with an increase in forward speed is expected to continue
through late Saturday. A turn toward the north-northwest is
possible Saturday night or early Sunday. On the forecast track,
the center of Philippe will near or just west of Bermuda on Friday,
and then reach the coast of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, or eastern
Maine Saturday night.
Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate
that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 50 mph (85 km/h)
with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the
next day or two. Some strengthening is possible Friday night or
Saturday, but Philippe is expected to become a post-tropical
cyclone on Saturday as it approaches Atlantic Canada and eastern
New England.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 230 miles (370 km)
to the east of the center. Saildrone SD-1041, located about 135
miles (215 km) southeast of Philippe's center, recently measured a
sustained wind of 38 mph (60 km/h) and a gust to 45 mph (73 km/h).
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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Key messages for Philippe can be found in the Tropical Cyclone
Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT2 and WMO header WTNT42 KNHC
and on the web at hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT2.shtml
WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected on Bermuda beginning
early Friday morning.
RAINFALL: Rainfall will begin to affect Bermuda today with rainfall
totals of 3 to 5 inches expected through Friday. These rainfall
amounts could result in scattered flash flooding.
SURF: Large swells are already affecting Bermuda from another
weather system but will begin to increase further later today as
Philippe approaches the island. Swells are also reaching portions
of the southeastern U.S. coast and will spread northward along the
east coast to Atlantic Canada during the next couple of days. These
conditions are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip
currents. Please consult products from your local weather office.
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next intermediate advisory at 200 PM AST.
Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.
$$
Forecaster Berg
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