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Tropical Storm MARGOT


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Tropical Storm Margot Advisory Number   7
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL142023
1100 PM AST Fri Sep 08 2023
 
...MARGOT NOT YET STRENGTHENING BUT STILL FORECAST TO BECOME A
HURRICANE NEXT WEEK...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.5N 35.8W
ABOUT 810 MI...1310 KM WNW OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 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 Margot was 
located near latitude 19.5 North, longitude 35.8 West. Margot is 
moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph (28 km/h). This general 
motion should continue overnight. A slower north-northwestward to 
northward motion is forecast to begin by late Sunday.
 
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. 
Slow strengthening is expected through early next week.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km)
from the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 AM AST.
 
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Forecaster D. Zelinsky
 
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