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Tropical Storm WILFRED


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Tropical Storm Wilfred Advisory Number   4
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL232020
500 AM AST Sat Sep 19 2020
 
...WOEFUL WILFRED HEADING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.1N 36.9W
ABOUT 885 MI...1425 KM W OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Wilfred was
located near latitude 13.1 North, longitude 36.9 West. Wilfred is
moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph (28 km/h), and this
general motion is expected to continue for the next few days.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Small fluctuations in intensity are possible over the weekend. A 
general weakening trend should begin by late Sunday and Wilfred is 
forecast to become a remnant low in a few days.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles (165 km)
from the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb (29.74 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 Zelinsky
 
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