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Tropical Storm Don Advisory Number  18
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL052023
300 PM GMT Tue Jul 18 2023
 
...DON BARELY A TROPICAL STORM...
...EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY LATER THIS WEEK...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 300 PM GMT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...35.6N 39.3W
ABOUT 700 MI...1125 KM W OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...SSE OR 165 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 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 300 PM GMT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Don was 
located near latitude 35.6 North, longitude 39.3 West. Don is moving 
toward the south-southeast near 9 mph (15 km/h).  Don is forecast to 
turn southward and move more slowly by tonight, followed by a turn 
westward and then northwestward on Wednesday and Thursday, 
respectively. On the forecast track, Don should remain over the 
open waters of the central Atlantic.
 
Maximum sustained winds remain near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher 
gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next day or 
so, followed by a gradual increase in strength in a couple of days.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km)
from the center.
 
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 900 PM GMT.
 
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Forecaster Blake
 
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