Tropical Storm JOSEPHINE

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TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL102008
500 PM AST WED SEP 03 2008

...JOSEPHINE WEAKENS OVER THE EASTERN ATLANTIC...
 
AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 29.9 WEST OR ABOUT 375
MILES...605 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
 
JOSEPHINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR.  A
MOTION BETWEEN THE WEST AND WEST-NORTHWEST IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...BUT WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY
TOMORROW.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION...13.8 N...29.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER RHOME
 
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