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Tropical Storm MARGOT


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Tropical Storm Margot Advisory Number   5
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL142023
1100 AM AST Fri Sep 08 2023
 
...MARGOT EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.0N 32.5W
ABOUT 580 MI...930 KM WNW OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 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 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Margot was
located near latitude 18.0 North, longitude 32.5 West. Margot is
moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph (28 km/h) and this
motion is expected to continue for the next day or two, with a turn 
towards a more northwestward motion early next week.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Some strengthening is forecast during the next day or so, and 
Margot is forecast to become a hurricane later this weekend.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles (35 km)
from the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.
 
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Forecaster Hogsett/Kelly
 
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