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Tropical Storm DON


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Tropical Storm Don Advisory Number  29
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL052023
500 AM AST Fri Jul 21 2023
 
...DON CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...35.4N 45.6W
ABOUT 1045 MI...1680 KM W OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 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 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Don was 
located near latitude 35.4 North, longitude 45.6 West. Don is moving 
toward the west-northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h) and this motion is 
expected to continue over the next day or so. A turn to the 
northwest and then north is forecast over the weekend.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts.
Little change in strength is forecast during the next couple
of days. Weakening is forecast to begin later this weekend.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km)
from the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1002 mb (29.59 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 AM AST.
 
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Forecaster Bucci
 
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