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TROPICAL STORM IDA ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL102015
500 AM AST SUN SEP 20 2015

...IDA MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL
ATLANTIC...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.7N 43.6W
ABOUT 1300 MI...2090 KM W OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 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 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Ida was
located near latitude 16.7 North, longitude 43.6 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
today.  A turn toward the northwest with a significant decrease in
forward speed is expected on Monday and Tuesday.

Maximum sustained winds are 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 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 1100 AM AST.

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Forecaster Stewart

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