WTNT33 KNHC 071153 RRA TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM COLIN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 8A NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032016 800 AM EDT TUE JUN 07 2016 ...COLIN BRINGING HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA... SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...33.6N 77.8W ABOUT 45 MI...75 KM S OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA ABOUT 170 MI...280 KM SW OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 50 DEGREES AT 33 MPH...54 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST SOUTH OF SURF CITY, NORTH CAROLINA. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... . SURF CITY TO OREGON INLET NORTH CAROLINA FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ SATELLITE AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT COLIN'S CIRCULATION IS BECOMING LESS DEFINED AND COLIN COULD LOSE ITS STATUS AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE BY THIS AFTERNOON. AT 800 AM EDT (1200 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM COLIN WAS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR LATITUDE 33.6 NORTH, LONGITUDE 77.8 WEST. COLIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 33 MPH (54 KM/H) AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED TODAY AND TONIGHT. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF COLIN=