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Tropical Storm Leslie Advisory Number   4
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL132024
500 AM AST Thu Oct 03 2024
 
...LESLIE FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...10.3N 30.5W
ABOUT 515 MI...830 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 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 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Leslie was 
located near latitude 10.3 North, longitude 30.5 West. Leslie is 
moving toward the west near 6 mph (9 km/h). A slow westward motion 
is expected through tonight, followed by a slightly faster 
west-northwestward motion Friday through Saturday.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. 
Strengthening is anticipated, and Leslie is forecast to become a 
hurricane in a couple of days.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 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 AM AST.
 
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Forecaster Reinhart
 
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