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WTNT32 KNHC 221438
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BULLETIN
Tropical Storm Gonzalo Advisory Number   4
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL072020
1100 AM AST Wed Jul 22 2020

...GONZALO CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN...
...EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY THURSDAY...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...9.9N 43.6W
ABOUT 1205 MI...1935 KM E OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

Interests in the Windward Islands should monitor the progress of
this system.


DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Gonzalo was
located near latitude 9.9 North, longitude 43.6 West. Gonzalo is
moving toward the west near 14 mph (22 km/h). A general westward
motion at a faster forward speed is expected during the next few
days.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 50 mph (85 km/h)
with higher gusts.  Additional strengthening is forecast during the
next couple of days, and Gonzalo is expected to become a hurricane
by Thursday.

Gonzalo is a small tropical cyclone, as tropical-storm-force
winds extend outward only up to 25 miles (35 km) from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1000 mb (29.53 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
None.

Key messages for Gonzalo can be found in the Tropical Cyclone
Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT2 and WMO header
WTNT42 KNHC.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.

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Forecaster Beven
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