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Tropical Storm FLORENCE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL062012
500 AM AST SUN AUG 05 2012
 
...FLORENCE HAS STOPPED STRENGTHENING FOR NOW...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.6N 34.2W
ABOUT 680 MI...1090 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 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 34.2 WEST. FLORENCE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/H. A TURN TO
THE WEST IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
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...1100 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI
 
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