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WTNT31 KNHC 190242
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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM FIONA ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL062016
1100 PM AST THU AUG 18 2016

...FIONA MOVING MORE SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST...


SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.1N 41.8W
ABOUT 1180 MI...1900 KM W OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 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 PM AST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Fiona was
located near latitude 17.1 North, longitude 41.8 West.  Fiona is
moving toward the northwest near 8 mph (13 km/h).  A northwestward
motion with an increase in forward speed is expected during the
next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts.
Some slight strengthening is possible overnight or early Friday,
followed by weakening late Friday and into the weekend.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1006 mb (29.71 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 AM AST.

$$
Forecaster Berg