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Tropical Storm ERIN (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM ERIN ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL052013
1100 PM AST FRI AUG 16 2013
 
...ERIN IS A TROPICAL STORM AGAIN...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.5N 34.5W
ABOUT 715 MI...1150 KM WNW OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 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 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERIN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 34.5 WEST. ERIN IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/H.  A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND WEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  
 
SHIP DATA INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO
NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRENGTH IS FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH SOME WEAKENING
EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON SUNDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON SHIP REPORTS IS 1006
MB...29.71 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 BLAKE
 
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