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WTNT35 KNHC 200837
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Hurricane Ernesto Advisory Number 35
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052024
500 AM AST Tue Aug 20 2024

...ERNESTO MOVING RAPIDLY AWAY FROM NEWFOUNDLAND...
...DANGEROUS BEACH CONDITIONS CONTINUING ALONG THE NORTHEAST
U.S. COAST AND ATLANTIC CANADA...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...47.3N 50.0W
ABOUT 150 MI...245 KM ENE OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 50 DEGREES AT 36 MPH...57 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...975 MB...28.80 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

None.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.


DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Hurricane Ernesto was
located near latitude 47.3 North, longitude 50.0 West. Ernesto is
moving toward the northeast near 36 mph (57 km/h). An even faster
motion to the northeast or east-northeast is expected during the
next couple of days. On the forecast track, the center of Ernesto
will move over the open North Atlantic today and tonight.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 75 mph (120 km/h)
with higher gusts. Continued weakening is forecast, and
Ernesto should lose its tropical characteristics later today,
and dissipate on Wednesday.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 220 miles
(350 km).

The estimated minimum central pressure is 975 mb (28.80 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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Key messages for Ernesto can be found in the Tropical Cyclone
Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT5 and WMO header WTNT45 KNHC
and on the web at hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT5.shtml.

SURF: Swells generated by Ernesto are affecting Bermuda, the
northeast coast of the United States, and Atlantic Canada. The
swells and the associated life-threatening surf and rip current
conditions should gradually subside during the next day or so.
Please consult products from your local weather office, and stay out
of the water if advised by lifeguards.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 AM AST.

$$
Forecaster Pasch
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