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#110828 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:58 AM 14.Sep.2006) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HELENE ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082006 1100 AM AST THU SEP 14 2006 ...HELENE STRENGTHENING SLOWLY OVER THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC... AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HELENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 36.8 WEST OR ABOUT 835 MILES...1345 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. HELENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR...A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. REPEATING THE 1100 AM AST POSITION...13.4 N...36.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER COBB/BEVEN |