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Tropical Storm WILFRED


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Tropical Storm Wilfred Advisory Number   7
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL232020
1100 PM AST Sat Sep 19 2020
 
...WILFRED CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD WITH NO CHANGE IN
STRENGTH...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.5N 40.5W
ABOUT 1105 MI...1775 KM W OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS
ABOUT 1390 MI...2235 KM E OF THE LESSER ANTILLES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 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 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Wilfred was
located near latitude 14.5 North, longitude 40.5 West. Wilfred is
moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph (26 km/h), and this
general motion is expected to continue through Sunday, followed by
a slower westward motion late Sunday and Monday.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Little change in strength is expected through Sunday. Gradual 
Weakening is expected Sunday night and Monday, and Wilfred is 
expected to dissipate by Tuesday.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 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 500 AM AST.
 
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Forecaster Brown
 
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