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Tropical Storm LESLIE


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Tropical Storm Leslie Advisory Number   6
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL132024
500 PM AST Thu Oct 03 2024
 
...LESLIE BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...10.1N 31.5W
ABOUT 580 MI...930 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 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 Leslie was 
located near latitude 10.1 North, longitude 31.5 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 have increased to near 50 mph (85 km/h) with 
higher gusts. Steady strengthening is forecast during the next 48 
hours, and Leslie is forecast to become a hurricane on Friday.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km)
from the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1001 mb (29.56 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/E.Adams
 
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