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Tropical Storm LESLIE


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TROPICAL STORM LESLIE ADVISORY NUMBER  23
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL122012
1100 PM AST TUE SEP 04 2012
 
...LESLIE INCHING SLOWLY NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.2N 62.8W
ABOUT 505 MI...815 KM SSE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.35 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 LESLIE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.8 WEST. LESLIE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/H.  A SLOW
NORTHWARD MOTION...WHICH MAY BE ERRATIC AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE...AND LESLIE COULD BECOME A
HURRICANE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY LESLIE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
BERMUDA...THE U.S. EAST COAST FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA NORTHWARD...THE
NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...PUERTO RICO...AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THESE SWELLS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING
SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR
LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 
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