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Tropical Storm HUMBERTO


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TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL092013
1100 AM AST MON SEP 09 2013
 
...HUMBERTO STRENGTHENS A LITTLE SOUTH OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.6N 24.1W
ABOUT 85 MI...135 KM SSE OF FOGO CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
NONE.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE SOUTHERN CAPE VERDE ISLANDS OF MAIO...SANTIAGO...FOGO...AND
BRAVA
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 24.1 WEST. 
HUMBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.  A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-
NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED ON TUESDAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST
ON WEDNESDAY.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HUMBERTO WILL
REMAIN SOUTH AND WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS...AND HUMBERTO IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM TO
THE WEST OF THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHERN CAPE VERDE ISLANDS THROUGH THE DAY.  STRONGER WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HIGHER TERRAIN ON THE ISLANDS.
 
RAINFALL...HUMBERTO IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CAPE VERDE
ISLANDS...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.  THESE RAINS COULD
PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...200 PM AST.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BERG/PASCH
 
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