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Tropical Depression Six Intermediate Advisory Number 7A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL062018
200 AM AST Sat Sep 01 2018

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION BEGINNING TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SOUTHERN
CABO VERDE ISLANDS...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM AST...0600 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.4N 26.2W
ABOUT 125 MI...200 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

None.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Cabo Verde Islands of Santiago, Fogo, and Brava

For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products
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DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 200 AM AST (0600 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Six was
located near latitude 14.4 North, longitude 26.2 West.  The
depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph (22
km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue for the next
several days.  On the forecast track, the depression will begin to
move away from the Cabo Verde Islands today.  The system is then
forecast to move west-northwestward over the open eastern Atlantic
on Sunday and Monday and over the central Atlantic Tuesday and
Wednesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher
gusts.  Strengthening is forecast, and the depression is expected to
become a tropical storm today.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL:  The system could produce an additional 1 to 2 inches of
rain across the southern Cabo Verde Islands today.

WINDS:  Tropical storm conditions are expected to diminish over the
southern Cabo Verde Islands during the next few hours.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 AM AST.

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Forecaster Berg

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