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TROPICAL STORM FRED ADVISORY NUMBER  19
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL062015
1100 AM AST THU SEP 03 2015

...FRED HANGING IN THERE BUT FORECAST TO WEAKEN....


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...21.5N 34.1W
ABOUT 760 MI...1225 KM WNW OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 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 Fred was
located near latitude 21.5 North, longitude 34.1 West. Fred is
moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h), and this
motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Fred is encountering strong upper-level winds, so weakening is
forecast, and the cyclone is likely to become a post-tropical low by
tonight or Friday.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.

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Forecaster Avila

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