Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—September 6, 2011 – UPDATE 11 AM AST. The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Hurricane Katia has weakened a little. However, a Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for Bermuda.
Watches and Warnings
The Bermuda Weather Service has issued a Tropical Storm watch for Bermuda.
Summary of Watches and Warnings in Effect:
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for:
- Bermuda
A Tropical Storm Watch means that Tropical Storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.
For additional storm information, please monitor products issued by the Bermuda Weather Service.
Discussion and 48-Hour Outlook
At 11 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Katia was located near latitude 27.0 north, longitude 65.9 west. Katia is moving toward the northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue through Wednesday, followed by a turn toward the north-northwest and north by Thursday. On the forecast track, the core of Katia is expect to move over the western Atlantic between Bermuda and the east coast of the United States.
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 120 mph (195 km/h)with higher gusts. Katia is a Category Three Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Fluctuations in intensity are possible through Wednesday, and weakening is expected by Wednesday night and Thursday. A hurricane hunter aircraft will check the intensity of Katia this afternoon.
Hurricane Force Winds extend outward up to 65 miles (100 km) from the center, and Tropical Storm Force Winds extend outward up to 205 miles (335 km).
Estimated minimum central pressure is 954 mb (28.17 inches).
Hazards Affecting Land
Large swells generated by Katia will continue to affect most of the east coast of the United States, Bermuda, the Greater Antilles, and east-facing beaches of the Bahamas during the next few days. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consult products from your Local Weather Service Office for additional information.
Tropical-storm-force winds, especially in gusts, are possible on Bermuda through Thursday.
Katia is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 1 to 2 inches across Bermuda.
Surface Wind Field
Click image to zoom in ![[Image of initial wind radii]](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT12/refresh/AL1211R_sm2+gif/144516R_sm.gif)
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This graphic shows the areas potentially being affected by the sustained winds of tropical storm force (in orange) and hurricane force (in red). The display is based on the wind radii contained in the latest Forecast/Advisory (indicated at the top of the figure). Users are reminded that the Forecast/Advisory wind radii represent the maximum possible extent of a given wind speed within particular quadrants around the tropical cyclone. As a result, not all locations falling within the orange or red shaded areas will be experiencing sustained tropical storm or hurricane force winds, respectively.
In addition to the wind field, this graphic shows an approximate representation of coastal areas under a hurricane warning (red), hurricane watch (pink), tropical storm warning (blue) and tropical storm watch (yellow). The white dot indicates the current position of the center of the tropical cyclone, and the dashed line shows the history of the center of the tropical cyclone.
Source: nhc.noaa.gov
