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WTNT31 KNHC 011437
TCPAT1

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM FRED ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL062015
1100 AM AST TUE SEP 01 2015

...FRED WEAKENING AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.3N 27.0W
ABOUT 255 MI...410 KM NW OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Fred was
located near latitude 18.3 North, longitude 27.0 West. Fred is
moving toward the west-northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h), and this
general motion is expected to continue during the next couple of
days.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 50 mph (85 km/h)
with higher gusts.  Additional weakening is expected during the
next 48 hours, and Fred is forecast to become a tropical depression
by late Wednesday.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1003 mb (29.62 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL:  Rainfall will be diminishing across the extreme
northwestern Cape Verde Islands this afternoon as Fred continues
to move away from the area.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.

$$
Forecaster Brown