At 4:00 pm, Epsilon Continues to Bring Rough Surf & Life-Threatening Rip Currents to Bermuda

SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST…2100 UTC…INFORMATION (FROM THE NHC)
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LOCATION…31.9N 61.4W
ABOUT 200 MI…325 KM E OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…85 MPH…140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 9 MPH…15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…968 MB…28.59 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 somewhere within the warning area.

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 Epsilon was
located near latitude 31.9 North, longitude 61.4 West. Epsilon is
moving toward the north-northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h). A general
northward motion is expected through early Saturday with a faster
motion toward the northeast later that day. The center of Epsilon
will pass well east of Bermuda tonight.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 85 mph (140 km/h)
with higher gusts. Some fluctuations in strength are expected for
the next couple of days before gradual weakening starts on Sunday.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles (30 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 240 miles
(390 km).

The estimated minimum central pressure is 968 mb (28.59 inches).

KEY MESSAGES
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1. Tropical storm conditions are expected intermittently on Bermuda
through this evening, when Epsilon is forecast to make its closest
approach east of the island. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect
for Bermuda.

2. Dangerous and potentially life-threatening surf and rip currents
are expected along the coasts of Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Greater
Antilles, the Leeward Islands, the east coast of the United States,
and Atlantic Canada during the next couple of days.

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