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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM FIONA ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL062016
1100 AM AST SAT AUG 20 2016

...FIONA HOLDING ITS STRENGTH FOR NOW...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.3N 47.8W
ABOUT 940 MI...1515 KM ENE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB...29.77 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 Fiona was
located near latitude 20.3 North, longitude 47.8 West. Fiona is
moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h), and this
general motion with a slight increase in forward speed is expected
over the next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds remain near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher
gusts. Fiona is forecast to weaken to a tropical depression tonight
or early Sunday, and it could degenerate into a remnant low on
Monday.

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

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1008 mb (29.77 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 Cangialosi