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Tropical Storm LESLIE


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Tropical Storm Leslie Advisory Number   5
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL132024
1100 AM AST Thu Oct 03 2024
 
...LESLIE A LITTLE STRONGER...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...10.1N 30.8W
ABOUT 540 MI...870 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 260 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 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 Leslie was 
located near latitude 10.1 North, longitude 30.8 West. Leslie is 
moving toward the west near 5 mph (7 km/h).A slow westward motion is 
expected through tonight, followed by a slightly faster 
west-northwestward motion Friday through Saturday.
 
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 45 mph (75 km/h) 
with higher gusts. Steady strengthening is anticipated, and Leslie 
is forecast to become a hurricane in a day or so.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km)
from the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1002 mb (29.59 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 Kelly/E.Adams
 
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