ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072013 500 PM AST THU SEP 12 2013 ...GABRIELLE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN ON FRIDAY... SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...34.4N 67.9W ABOUT 230 MI...370 KM NW OF BERMUDA ABOUT 490 MI...790 KM SSE OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB...29.77 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 67.9 WEST. GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. A TURN TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST WITH INCREASING FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GABRIELLE IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN ON FRIDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER AVILA NNNN