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Tropical Storm FLORENCE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL062012
500 PM AST SAT AUG 04 2012
 
...FLORENCE GAINING STRENGTH...FAR FROM LAND...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.3N 31.7W
ABOUT 515 MI...830 KM W OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 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 AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 31.7 WEST. FLORENCE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/H.  A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE WEST AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE
OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.  
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
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