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Tropical Storm MARIA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM MARIA ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142011
1100 AM AST WED SEP 07 2011
 
...AND YET ANOTHER TROPICAL STORM IN THE ATLANTIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.0N 42.0W
ABOUT 1220 MI...1965 KM W OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
ABOUT 1305 MI...2095 KM E OF THE LESSER ANTILLES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 23 MPH...37 KM/H
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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SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IN THE
TROPICAL ATLANTIC HAS INTENSIFIED AND IS NOW TROPICAL STORM
MARIA...THE 13TH NAMED STORM OF THE 2011 HURRICANE SEASON. AT 1100
AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 42.0 WEST. MARIA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 23 MPH...37 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. 
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF 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...500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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