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WTNT33 KNHC 090238
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BULLETIN
Tropical Storm Leslie Advisory Number  51
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL132018
1100 PM AST Mon Oct 08 2018

...LONG-LIVED LESLIE A LITTLE STRONGER...


SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...32.9N 44.6W
ABOUT 1050 MI...1690 KM WSW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...SE OR 135 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB...29.03 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 32.9 North, longitude 44.6 West. Leslie is
moving toward the southeast near 14 mph (22 km/h).  A slower
motion toward the southeast or east-southeast is anticipated over
the next couple of days, with a turn toward the east-northeast
forecast on Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 65 mph (100 km/h)
with higher gusts.  Slow strengthening is forecast during the next
72 hours, and Leslie could become a hurricane again on Wednesday.

Leslie is a large tropical cyclone.  Tropical-storm-force winds
extend outward up to 310 miles (500 km) from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 983 mb (29.03 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 AM AST.

$$
Forecaster Blake