UPDATE: tuesday 03 august 2010 colin peters out
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM COLIN ADVISORY NUMBER 6
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042010
500 PM EDT TUE AUG 03 2010
...RAPIDLY MOVING COLIN DEGENERATES INTO A REMNANT LOW PRESSURE AREA....
SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.8N 53.8W ABOUT 540 MI...865 KM E OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 35 MPH...56 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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INTERESTS IN THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THE REMNANTS OF COLIN.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICALSTORM COLIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 53.8 WEST. THE REMNANTS ARE MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 35 MPH...56 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE REMNANTS OF COLIN ARE EXPECTED TO PASS TO THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 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 THIS SYSTEM UNLESS REGENERATION OCCURS. 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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FORECASTER BEVEN
