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Tropical Storm MARGOT


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Tropical Storm Margot Advisory Number   6
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL142023
500 PM AST Fri Sep 08 2023
 
...MARGOT FORECAST TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.8N 34.3W
ABOUT 705 MI...1135 KM WNW OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 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 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Margot was
located near latitude 18.8 North, longitude 34.3 West. Margot is
moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph (28 km/h), and this
motion is expected to continue the next day or so, followed by a  
decrease in forward motion and a turn northwestward, then northward 
early next week.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Some gradual strengthening is forecast the next several days, with 
Margot forecast to become a hurricane early next week.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 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 1100 PM AST.
 
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Forecaster Kelly
 
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