BULLETIN<br>
TROPICAL STORM LESLIE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  48A<br>
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL122012<br>
800 AM AST TUE SEP 11 2012<br>
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...CENTER OF LESLIE ABOUT TO MOVE OVER NEWFOUNDLAND...<br>
...HURRICANE-FORCE WIND GUSTS CONTINUE OVER EASTERN PARTS OF THE<br>
PROVINCE...<br>
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SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION<br>
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LOCATION...47.2N 55.7W<br>
ABOUT 35 MI...55 KM S OF STONES COVE NEWFOUNDLAND<br>
ABOUT 140 MI...230 KM W OF ST. JOHNS NEWFOUNDLAND<br>
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H<br>
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 40 MPH...65 KM/H<br>
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...968 MB...28.59 INCHES<br>
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WATCHES AND WARNINGS<br>
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...<br>
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NONE.<br>
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SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...<br>
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A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...<br>
* NEWFOUNDLAND FROM STONES COVE TO CHARLOTTETOWN<br>
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A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...<br>
* NEWFOUNDLAND FROM INDIAN HARBOUR TO TRITON<br>
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FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR<br>
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.<br>
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DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK<br>
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AT 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LESLIE WAS<br>
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 47.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 55.7 WEST. LESLIE IS<br>
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H.  THIS<br>
GENERAL MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED<br>
TODAY...AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS FORECAST ON WEDNESDAY.<br>
ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF LESLIE WILL BE MOVING OVER EASTERN<br>
NEWFOUNDLAND THIS MORNING...AND MOVE AWAY FROM ATLANTIC CANADA<br>
THIS AFTERNOON.<br>
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MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/H...WITH HIGHER<br>
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY<br>
OR SO...AND THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO BECOME AN EXTRATROPICAL OR<br>
FRONTAL CYCLONE LATER THIS MORNING.<br>
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TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 310 MILES...<br>
500 KM...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.  A SUSTAINED WIND OF 57<br>
MPH...92 KM/H WITH A GUST TO 81 MPH...131 KM/H WAS RECENTLY REPORTED<br>
AT ST. JOHNS NEWFOUNDLAND.  <br>
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THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 968 MB...28.59 INCHES.<br>
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HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND<br>
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WIND...TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN<br>
NEWFOUNDLAND THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.  HURRICANE-FORCE WIND<br>
GUSTS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN<br>
NEWFOUNDLAND THIS MORNING.<br>
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY LESLIE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT ATLANTIC<br>
CANADA TODAY.  THESE SWELLS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND<br>
RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL<br>
WEATHER OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION.<br>
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RAINFALL...LESLIE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL<br>
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS NEWFOUNDLAND AND EASTERN NOVA<br>
SCOTIA. ISOLATED MAXIMUM STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE<br>
POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH LESLIE.<br>
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NEXT ADVISORY<br>
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.<br>
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