NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL152018
1100 AM AST Thu Oct 11 2018
...NADINE WEAKENING IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT...
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.1N 34.0W
ABOUT 645 MI...1035 KM W OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 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.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Nadine was located near latitude 14.1 North, longitude 34.0 West. Nadine is moving toward the northwest near 8 mph (13 km/h). A turn toward the west-northwest with a similar forward speed is expected later today, followed by a turn toward the west by the weekend.
Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts. Some weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours. Gradual weakening is expected during the next couple of days, and Nadine is forecast to degenerate into a trough of low pressure over the weekend.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from the center.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1000 mb (29.53 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.
