HURRICANE DANNY ADVISORY NUMBER 10
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042015
500 PM AST THU AUG 20 2015
...DANNY STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE...
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.0N 45.7W
ABOUT 1030 MI...1655 KM E OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.24 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 the small eye of Hurricane
Danny was located by satellite near latitude 13.0 North, longitude
45.7 West. Danny is moving toward the west-northwest near 10 mph (17
km/h) and this general motion is expected to continue into Saturday.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 80 mph (130 km/h)
with higher gusts. Some additional strengthening is forecast during
the next 24 hours, but a weakening trend is expected to begin after
that.
Danny is a very small tropical cyclone. Hurricane-force winds
only extend outward up to 10 miles (20 km) from the center and
tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km).
The estimated minimum central pressure is 990 mb (29.24 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.
