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Sunday, November 7, 2010 4:46 PM
...THE NINETEENTH NAMED STORM OF THE SEASON FORMS SOUTHEAST OF THE
WINDWARD ISLANDS...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED...
...TOMAS STRENGTHENING QUICKLY EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS...
...TOMAS NEARING BARBADOS...HURRICANE WARNINGS ISSUED FOR PORTIONS
OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS...
...CENTER OF TOMAS WILL PASS NEAR BARBADOS IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS...
...TOMAS CAUSES DAMAGE ON BARBADOS...NOW HEADING TOWARD THE
NORTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS AT NEAR-HURRICANE STRENGTH...
...TWELFTH HURRICANE OF THE SEASON BEARING DOWN ON ST. LUCIA
AND ST. VINCENT...
...TOMAS CONTINUES TO LASH ST. LUCIA AND ST. VINCENT WITH STRONG
WINDS...HEAVY RAINS...AND BATTERING SURF CONDITIONS...
...OBSERVATIONS FROM ST. LUCIA INDICATE THAT TOMAS HAS
STRENGTHENED...
...CORE OF TOMAS MOVING AWAY FROM ST. VINCENT AND ST. LUCIA...
...CENTER OF TOMAS NOW OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS STILL OCCURRING IN PORTIONS OF THE WINDWARD
ISLANDS...
...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT FINDS TOMAS A LITTLE STRONGER...
...TOMAS STILL PRODUCING RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE WINDWARD
ISLANDS...
...TOMAS SLOWLY MOVING AWAY FROM THE WINDWARD ISLANDS...HEAVY RAINS
LINGER OVER MUCH OF THE LESSER ANTILLES...
...TOMAS WEAKENS SLIGHTLY...
...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT FINDS TOMAS WEAKER...
...TOMAS CONTINUES TO WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...
...HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND THAT TOMAS CONTINUES TO WEAKEN...
...TOMAS WEAKENS A LITTLE MORE OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
SEA...
...DISORGANIZED TOMAS MOVING TOWARD THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...
...TOMAS MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA...NO
CHANGE IN INTENSITY...
...TOMAS BECOMES A LITTLE STRONGER AS IT CONTINUES WESTWARD ACROSS
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA...
...TOMAS CONTINUES WESTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN
SEA...EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN...
...HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND TOMAS WEAKER BUT STILL FORECAST TO
STRENGTHEN...HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED FOR JAMAICA...
...TOMAS SLOWS DOWN...
...TOMAS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN ON WEDNESDAY...
...TOMAS BARELY A TROPICAL STORM...BUT EXPECTED TO RESTRENGTHEN...
...TOMAS WEAKENS TO A DEPRESSION BUT STILL EXPECTED TO
RESTRENGTHEN...
...DISORGANIZED TOMAS MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN...
...TOMAS REMAINS DISORGANIZED...AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER
TO INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM THIS AFTERNOON...
...CENTER OF TOMAS RE-FORMING FARTHER NORTHEAST...
...TOMAS RE-INTENSIFIES INTO A TROPICAL STORM...NEW WARNINGS AND
WATCHES ISSUED...
...HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED FOR HAITI...
...HURRICANE HUNTER DATA SHOWS TOMAS CHANGING LITTLE IN STRENGTH...
...CENTER OF TOMAS NOW MOVING NORTHWARD TOWARD JAMAICA AND
HAITI...NEW WARNINGS ISSUED FOR CUBA...
...RAINBANDS OF TOMAS MOVING ACROSS JAMAICA AND SOUTHWESTERN
HAITI...
...TOMAS STILL A TROPICAL STORM WITH RAINBANDS AFFECTING
HAITI...JAMAICA...AND SOUTHEASTERN CUBA...
...TOMAS SHOWING SIGNS OF GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED AS IT MOVES
NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD EASTERN JAMAICA AND HAITI...
...TOMAS STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD
EASTERN JAMAICA AND WESTERN HAITI...TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS
NOW OCCURRING ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF HAITI...
...AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE FINDS THAT TOMAS HAS BECOME A
HURRICANE...
...TOMAS A LITTLE STRONGER...CENTER NEAR THE SOUTHWESTERN PENINSULA
OF HAITI...
...CENTER OF TOMAS NOW PASSING BETWEEN HAITI AND SOUTHEASTERN
CUBA...
...CENTER OF TOMAS APPROACHING GREAT INAGUA IN THE BAHAMAS...
...TOMAS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD TO THE SOUTH OF GREAT INAGUA ISLAND...
HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER HISPANIOLA...
...TOMAS CONTINUING TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN OVER HISPANIOLA AND PUERTO
RICO...
...TOMAS WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM...CENTER PASSING OVER THE TURKS
AND CAICOS ISLANDS...
...CENTER OF TOMAS MOVING AWAY FROM THE TURKS AND CAICOS INTO THE
OPEN ATLANTIC...
...TOMAS MOVING INTO THE OPEN ATLANTIC...ALL COASTAL WARNINGS
DISCONTINUED...
...TOMAS MOVING INTO THE OPEN ATLANTIC WITH NO CHANGE OF
INTENSITY...
...TOMAS REGAINS HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT MOVES INTO THE OPEN
ATLANTIC...
...TOMAS SLOWING DOWN...EXPECTED TO TURN EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ON
SUNDAY...
...TOMAS STILL A HURRICANE BUT EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL
STORM LATER TODAY...
...TOMAS WEAKENING RAPIDLY...EXPECTED TO LOSE ITS TROPICAL
CHARACTERISTICS LATER TODAY...
...TOMAS LOSES TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS...
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM TOMAS ADVISORY NUMBER 40
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL212010
500 PM AST SUN NOV 07 2010
...TOMAS LOSES TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS...
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...26.1N 69.1W
ABOUT 500 MI...805 KM SSW OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 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 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TOMAS WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.1 WEST. THE CYCLONE IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE
NORTHEAST OR EAST-NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325
KM...MAINLY TO THE WEST OF THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON TOMAS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND
IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...
UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC.
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