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#294982 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:43 PM 11.Sep.2009) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FRED ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072009 1100 PM AST FRI SEP 11 2009 ...FRED CONTINUES TO WEAKEN... AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRED WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 33.6 WEST OR ABOUT 650 MILES...1045 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. FRED IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH AND THEN THE NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH A CONTINUED SLOW MOTION IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR ...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST INFORMATION... LOCATION...18.0N 33.6W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...EAST-NORTHEAST OR 60 DEGREES AT 2 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN |