BULLETIN
Hurricane Teddy Advisory Number 30
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL202020
500 PM AST Sat Sep 19 2020
…TEDDY EXPECTED TO GROW IN SIZE EARLY NEXT WEEK…
…LARGE SWELLS THAT CAN CAUSE RIP CURRENTS WILL AFFECT MOST
WESTERN ATLANTIC COASTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND…
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST…2100 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…26.7N 60.2W
ABOUT 475 MI…765 KM SE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…120 MPH…195 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 13 MPH…20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…958 MB…28.29 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 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Teddy was located
near latitude 26.7 North, longitude 60.2 West. Teddy is moving
toward the northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h), and this general motion
is expected to continue through tonight. A turn toward the north or
north-northeast is expected by Sunday evening, followed by a faster
northward motion into early next week. On the forecast track, Teddy
will approach Bermuda on Sunday and the center will pass just east
of the island Monday morning.
Maximum sustained winds are near 120 mph (195 km/h) with higher
gusts. Teddy is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale. Some slow weakening is expected over the next
couple of days. A more pronounced decrease in Teddy’s maximum winds
is forecast to begin early next week.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 255 miles
(405 km). The wind field of the hurricane is forecast to
increase substantially starting on Sunday night.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 958 mb (28.29 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
beginning Sunday evening and could linger into Monday night.
SURF: Large swells generated by Teddy are affecting the Lesser
Antilles, the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, Bermuda, and the east
coast of the United States. Swells from Teddy should 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.