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Tropical Storm LESLIE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM LESLIE ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL122012
500 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2012
 
...LESLIE STRENGTHENING OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.4N 45.3W
ABOUT 1060 MI...1705 KM E OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LESLIE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 45.3 WEST. LESLIE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 21 MPH...33 KM/H.  A MOTION TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...LESLIE IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LESLIE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE IN A DAY OR
TWO.  
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON DATA FROM NOAA BUOY
41041 IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM EDT.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
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