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TROPICAL STORM GRACE ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL072015
500 AM AST MON SEP 07 2015

...GRACE CONTINUES WESTWARD ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.5N 33.9W
ABOUT 685 MI...1100 KM WSW OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 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 Grace was
located near latitude 13.5 North, longitude 33.9 West. Grace is
moving toward the west near 16 mph (26 km/h), and this general
motion is expected to continue over the next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts.
Little change in strength is forecast during the next day or so,
followed by gradual weakening thereafter.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1002 mb (29.59 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 AM AST.

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Forecaster Brown

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