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#294915 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:46 PM 11.Sep.2009) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FRED ADVISORY NUMBER 17 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072009 500 PM AST FRI SEP 11 2009 ...FRED BECOMES A TROPICAL STORM...FORECAST TO WEAKEN FURTHER... AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRED WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 34.6 WEST OR ABOUT 715 MILES...1150 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. FRED IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/HR. LITTLE MOTION IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS ANTICIPATED. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST INFORMATION... LOCATION...18.1N 34.6W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHEAST OR 45 DEGREES AT 2 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER AVILA |