NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1100 AM AST Fri Oct 12 2018
...NADINE WEAKENING OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC...
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.0N 36.2W
ABOUT 790 MI...1270 KM W OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 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 16.0 North, longitude 36.2 West. Nadine is moving toward the west-northwest near 8 mph (13 km/h). A west-northwestward to westward motion with an increase in forward speed is expected through the weekend.
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Weakening is forecast during the next couple of days, and Nadine is expected to dissipate by Sunday.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from the center.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.
