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TROPICAL STORM IDA ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL102015
500 PM AST SAT SEP 19 2015

...IDA MOVING A LITTLE FASTER TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.6N 40.8W
ABOUT 1115 MI...1795 KM W OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 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 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Ida was
located near latitude 15.6 North, longitude 40.8 West.  Ida is
moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h), and this
general motion is expected to continue through Sunday.  A turn
toward the northwest with a decrease in forward speed is forecast
Sunday night and Monday.

Maximum sustained winds remain near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher
gusts.  Some slow strengthening is forecast during the next 48
hours.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 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 at 1100 PM AST.

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Forecaster Berg

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