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TROPICAL STORM IDA ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL102015
1100 PM AST SAT SEP 19 2015

...IDA POORLY ORGANIZED...
...MOVING FASTER TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST...


SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.8N 42.4W
ABOUT 1220 MI...1965 KM W OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 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 Ida was
located near latitude 15.8 North, longitude 42.4 West.  Ida is
moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph (24 km/h), and this
general motion with some decrease in forward speed is expected to
continue for the next day or so.  A turn toward the northwest with a
significant decrease in forward speed is expected on Monday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Little change in strength is forecast through Sunday, but some
strengthening possible on Monday.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 125 miles (205 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 500 AM AST.

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Forecaster Kimberlain

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