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Tropical Storm LESLIE


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Tropical Storm Leslie Advisory Number   7
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL132024
1100 PM AST Thu Oct 03 2024
 
...LITTLE LESLIE SLOWLY MOVING WESTWARD...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...10.0N 32.0W
ABOUT 610 MI...980 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 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 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Leslie was
located near latitude 10.0 North, longitude 32.0 West. Leslie is
moving toward the west near 6 mph (9 km/h) and this is expected to 
continue through Friday morning. By Friday afternoon or evening a 
slightly faster west-northwestward motion is forecast to continue 
through the weekend.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts.
Steady strengthening is forecast during the next few days, and 
Leslie is forecast to become a hurricane on Friday.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 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 500 AM AST.
 
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Forecaster Bucci
 
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