Tropical Storm HELENE

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TROPICAL STORM HELENE ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082006
1100 AM AST THU SEP 14 2006

...HELENE STRENGTHENING SLOWLY OVER THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC... 

AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HELENE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 36.8 WEST OR ABOUT 835
MILES...1345 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
 
HELENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR...A TURN TO
THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

REPEATING THE 1100 AM AST POSITION...13.4 N...36.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 20 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER COBB/BEVEN
 
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