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| #212786 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:53 AM 02.Sep.2008) TCPAT5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE ADVISORY NUMBER 2 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL102008 1100 AM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008 ...TENTH TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON FORMS IN THE EASTERN ATLANTIC... AT 1100 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 25.3 WEST OR ABOUT 125 MILES...205 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. JOSEPHINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR. A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT ABOUT THE SAME FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...JOSEPHINE WILL CONTINUE TO PASS JUST SOUTH OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND JOSEPHINE COULD BE NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH ON WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHERN CAPE VERDE ISLANDS TODAY. REPEATING THE 1100 AM EDT POSITION...13.2 N...25.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM EDT. $$ FORECASTER KNABB |
