...EDOUARD MOVING QUICKLY NORTHEASTWARD...
...EXPECTED TO BECOME POST-TROPICAL LATER TODAY...
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052020
500 AM AST Mon Jul 06 2020
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...39.0N 53.6W
ABOUT 530 MI...855 KM S OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 55 DEGREES AT 36 MPH...57 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB...29.77 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Edouard waslocated near latitude 39.0 North, longitude 53.6 West. Edouard is moving toward the northeast near 36 mph (57 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days.
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Little significant change in strength is forecast before Edouard is forecast to become post-tropical later today or tonight.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) mainly to the southeast of the center.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1008 mb (29.77 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None
