Hurricane Teddy Advisory 28. Targets Bermuda.

BULLETIN
Hurricane Teddy Intermediate Advisory Number 28A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL202020
800 AM AST Sat Sep 19 2020

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA...
...LARGE SWELLS THAT CAN CAUSE RIP CURRENTS WILL AFFECT MOST
WESTERN ATLANTIC COASTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.5N 58.5W
ABOUT 605 MI...975 KM SE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...952 MB...28.12 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 within the warning area, generally within 36 hours.

For storm information specific to your area, please monitor
products issued by your national meteorological service.


DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 800 AM AST (1200 UTC), the center of Hurricane Teddy was located
near latitude 25.5 North, longitude 58.5 West. Teddy is moving
toward the northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h), and this general motion
is expected to continue today. A turn toward the north is likely on
Sunday, followed by a continued northward motion into early next
week. On the forecast track, Teddy will approach Bermuda on Sunday
and move near or east of the island late Sunday and early Monday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 125 mph (205 km/h) with higher
gusts. Some fluctuations in intensity are likely today. A more
pronounced decrease in Teddy's maximum winds is forecast to begin on
Sunday, but the wind field of the hurricane is forecast to increase
substantially at the same time.

Hurricane-force winds currently extend outward up to 60 miles (95
km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up
to 230 miles (370 km).

The estimated minimum central pressure is 952 mb (28.12 inches).


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

WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected to affect Bermuda and 
beginning Sunday afternoon or evening. These conditions may linger 
through most of the day Monday.

SURF: Large swells generated by Teddy are affecting the Lesser
Antilles, the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Swells
from Teddy will begin affecting most of the east coast of the United
States later today and will reach Atlantic Canada by early Sunday.
These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip
current conditions.  Please consult products from your local weather
office.

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