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TROPICAL STORM JOAQUIN ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL112015
ISSUED BY THE NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2015

...JOAQUIN GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING WHILE DRIFTING WESTWARD...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...26.5N 70.8W
ABOUT 425 MI...680 KM ENE OF THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 260 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 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 EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Joaquin was
located near latitude 26.5 North, longitude 70.8 West.  Joaquin is
moving toward the west near 5 mph (7 km/h), and this general motion
is expected to continue for the next 48 hours.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 45 mph (75 km/h)
with higher gusts.  Some strengthening is forecast during the next
48 hours.

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

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1001 mb (29.56 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 PM EDT.

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Forecaster Pasch/Burke

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