BULLETIN<br>
HURRICANE GONZALO ADVISORY NUMBER  29<br>
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL082014<br>
1100 AM AST SUN OCT 19 2014<br>
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...GONZALO REMAINS A HURRICANE OVER THE COLD WATERS OF THE FAR NORTH<br>
ATLANTIC...<br>
...EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTRATROPICAL LATER TODAY...<br>
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SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION<br>
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LOCATION...49.0N 47.3W<br>
ABOUT 265 MI...425 KM ENE OF ST. JOHNS NEWFOUNDLAND<br>
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H<br>
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 55 DEGREES AT 52 MPH...83 KM/H<br>
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...969 MB...28.62 INCHES<br>
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WATCHES AND WARNINGS<br>
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...<br>
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THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM<br>
WATCH FOR THE AVALON PENINSULA IN SOUTHEASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND.<br>
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SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...<br>
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.<br>
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DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK<br>
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AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GONZALO WAS<br>
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 49.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 47.3 WEST. GONZALO IS<br>
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 52 MPH...83 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION<br>
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. A TURN TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST IS<br>
FORECAST TONIGHT...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH<br>
MONDAY NIGHT. GONZALO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE QUICKLY AWAY FROM<br>
NEWFOUNDLAND TODAY...AND THEN RACE ACROSS THE OPEN NORTH ATLANTIC<br>
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.<br>
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MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/H...WITH HIGHER<br>
GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND<br>
GONZALO IS EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTRATROPICAL LATER TODAY.<br>
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HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM...FROM<br>
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 310<br>
MILES...500 KM.  THE LARGEST EXTENT OF TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE AND<br>
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS IS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER...AND<br>
SOME OIL RIGS HAVE RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS<br>
WELL TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF GONZALO.<br>
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THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 969 MB...28.62 INCHES.<br>
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HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND<br>
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SURF...COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN<br>
NEWFOUNDLAND THIS MORNING...WITH CONDITIONS SUBSIDING THIS<br>
AFTERNOON. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS THREAT...PLEASE SEE<br>
STATEMENTS FROM ENVIRONMENT CANADA.<br>
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LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY GONZALO WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS<br>
OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...THE NORTHERN COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE<br>
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...PORTIONS OF THE BAHAMAS...PORTIONS OF THE<br>
UNITED STATES EAST COAST...BERMUDA...AND ATLANTIC CANADA THROUGH<br>
TODAY. THESE SWELLS WILL LIKELY CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP<br>
CURRENT CONDITIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS<br>
FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.<br>
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NEXT ADVISORY<br>
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.<br>
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