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TROPICAL STORM IGOR ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     AL112010
1100 PM AST FRI SEP 10 2010
 
...IGOR GRADUALLY INTENSIFYING OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.1N 34.9W
ABOUT 725 MI...1170 KM W OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 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 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IGOR WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 34.9 WEST. IGOR IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 21 MPH...33 KM/HR. A TURN TO
THE WEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE
WEEKEND.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS AND IGOR IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY SUNDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/MUSHER
 
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