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Tropical Storm FLORENCE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL062012
1100 PM AST SAT AUG 04 2012
 
...FLORENCE CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL
ATLANTIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.1N 33.0W
ABOUT 600 MI...960 KM W OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 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 FLORENCE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 33.0 WEST. FLORENCE
IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/H. A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS...AND FLORENCE SHOULD NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH ON SUNDAY.
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 
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