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Tropical Storm FIONA


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TROPICAL STORM FIONA ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL062016
1100 PM AST FRI AUG 19 2016

...FIONA MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...
...LIKELY TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW IN A FEW DAYS...


SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.7N 45.5W
ABOUT 1075 MI...1730 KM E OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 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 Fiona was
located near latitude 18.7 North, longitude 45.5 West.  Fiona is
moving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h).  A
west-northwestward motion with a slight increase in forward speed
is expected during the next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Fiona is
expected to become a tropical depression over the weekend.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km)
to the northwest of the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb (29.74 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 AM AST.

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Forecaster Berg

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