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Tropical Storm KATE


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Tropical Storm Kate Advisory Number  11
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL102021
500 PM AST Mon Aug 30 2021
 
...KATE REMAINS A SHEARED TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF
THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.7N 50.9W
ABOUT 805 MI...1295 KM ENE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 355 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 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 OUTLOOK
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At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Kate was 
located near latitude 22.7 North, longitude 50.9 West.  Kate is 
moving toward the north near 10 mph (17 km/h), and this motion with 
a slight decrease in forward speed is expected through early 
Tuesday. Then, a northwestward motion is forecast through midweek. 
 
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 40 mph (65 km/h) with 
higher gusts.  Some fluctuations in intensity are forecast during 
the next couple of days.  Some slow strengthening is possible by 
Thursday.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km)
from the center in the eastern semicircle.
 
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 PM AST.
 
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Forecaster Reinhart
 
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