Atlantic Basin/2012/August/05L/Advisory 5

TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO ADVISORY NUMBER 4
KIEWII-COBRASTRIKE GACC AUSTIN TX USA
2100 UTC FRI 03 AUG 2012

...ERNESTO SLIPS THROUGH LESSER ANTILLES...

INFORMATION FROM 1800 UTC FRI 03 AUG 2012

CURRENT LOCATION: 13.8 NORTH 63.3 WEST
CURRENT WINDS: 50 MPH
CURRENT PRESSURE: 1002 MILLIBARS

DISCUSSION AND FORECAST

AT 1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WAS LOCATED NEAR 
LATITUDE 13.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 63.3 WEST. ERNESTO IS MOVING TOWARDS 
THE WEST AT 21 MPH.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLIGHT
STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

RAIN... AS ERNESTO PULLS AWAY FROM THE LESSER ANTILLES RAIN FROM THE
EASTERN HEMISPHERE OF THE SYSTEM SHOULD STILL BE AFFECTING LAND. RAIN
RATES OF 3MM/HR ARE WIDESPREAD, WITH RATES OF 50MM/HR IN THE CORES OF
INDIVIDUAL RAIN BANDS.

NEXT ADVISORY

INT: 2400 UTC FRI 03 AUG 2012

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FORECASTER COBRASTRIKE