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Tropical Storm EARL (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM EARL ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     AL072010
500 AM AST FRI AUG 27 2010
 
...EARL CHANGES LITTLE IN STRENGTH...FORECAST TO INTENSIFY... 
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.9N 41.6W
ABOUT 1430 MI...2300 KM E OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EARL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 41.6 WEST. EARL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48
HOURS...AND EARL IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY SATURDAY
NIGHT.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI
 
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