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Tropical Storm JOYCE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM JOYCE ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL102012
1100 AM AST THU AUG 23 2012
 
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION IN EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC BECOMES TROPICAL
STORM JOYCE...NO IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LAND...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.2N 42.2W
ABOUT 1305 MI...2105 KM E OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 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 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOYCE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 42.2 WEST. JOYCE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/H...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 
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