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TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL172011
500 PM AST SUN SEP 25 2011

...PHILIPPE STRENGHTHENS OVER THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.2N 31.7W
ABOUT 500 MI...805 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 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 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 31.7 WEST. PHILIPPE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/H. A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...
AND PHILIPPE IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH HURRICANE STRENGTH BY LATE
MONDAY.

TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST.

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FORECASTER ZELINSKY/STEWART


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