806 
WTNT31 KNHC 010855
TCPAT1

BULLETIN
Tropical Storm Florence Advisory Number   8
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL062018
500 AM AST Sat Sep 01 2018

...TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE FORMS JUST WEST OF THE CABO VERDE
ISLANDS...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.5N 26.7W
ABOUT 155 MI...250 KM W OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

None.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Cabo Verde Islands of Santiago, Fogo, and Brava

For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products
issued by your national meteorological service.


DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Florence was
located near latitude 14.5 North, longitude 26.7 West.  Florence is
moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h), and this
general motion is expected to continue through Tuesday.  On the
forecast track, the center of Florence will continue to move away
from the Cabo Verde Islands today.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 40 mph (65 km/h) with
higher gusts.  Additional gradual strengthening is forecast during
the next several days.

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

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


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL:  The system could produce an additional 1 to 2 inches of
rain across the southern Cabo Verde Islands today.

WINDS:  Tropical storm conditions are diminishing over the southern
Cabo Verde Islands.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next intermediate advisory at 800 AM AST.
Next complete advisory at 1100 AM AST.

$$
Forecaster Berg