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TROPICAL STORM IGOR INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   3A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL112010
200 AM AST THU SEP 09 2010
 
...IGOR REMAINS POORLY ORGANIZED...AND MOVING LITTLE.
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM AST...0600 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.8N 24.8W
ABOUT 70 MI...115 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...3 KM/HR
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 WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE SOUTHERN CAPE VERDE ISLANDS...INCLUDING MAIO...SAO TIAGO...
FOGO...AND BRAVA. 

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY.
 
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 200 AM AST...0600 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IGOR WAS
ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 24.8 WEST. IGOR HAS
BEEN MEANDERING DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS BUT IT SHOULD BEGIN TO
MOVE TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR LATER TODAY.  ON THE
FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IGOR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE GRADUALLY
AWAY FROM THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TODAY
BUT A SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST THEREAFTER....AND IGOR COULD
BECOME A HURRICANE BY THE WEEKEND.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WINDS... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN CAPE
VERDE ISLANDS TODAY. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATER
TODAY.
 
RAINFALL...IGOR COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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