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Subtropical Storm REBEKAH


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Subtropical Storm Rebekah Advisory Number   3
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL192019
500 AM AST Thu Oct 31 2019

...SUBTROPICAL STORM REBEKAH MOVING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE
FAR NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...39.7N 36.7W
ABOUT 535 MI...860 KM WNW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 65 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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Interests in the Azores should monitor the progress of Rebekah.

There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.


DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Subtropical Storm Rebekah
was located near latitude 39.7 North, longitude 36.7 West. The storm
is moving toward the east-northeast near 21 mph (33 km/h), and this
general motion is expected to continue today.  A turn back toward
the east and east-southeast is anticipated tonight and on Friday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts.
Little change in strength is expected today, but gradual weakening
is forecast to begin by this afternoon or tonight. Rebekah should
become a post-tropical cyclone by this afternoon or evening.

Winds of 40 mph extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km) from the
center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 987 mb (29.15 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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Rebekah is forecast to be a post-tropical cyclone when it moves near
the Azores in a day or so.  Please see products issued by the
Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) for hazard
information in the Azores related to Rebekah, which can found at
https://www.ipma.pt/pt/index.html.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 AM AST.

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Forecaster Stewart

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