User:Andrew444/Hurricane Typhoon Center/Atlantic/Katia/Advisory 4

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TROPICAL STORM KATIA ADVISORY NUMBER 4 ATL122011

HURRICANE TYPHOON CENTER

...DEPRESSION BECOMES A TROPICAL STORM...

STORM INFORMATION:

LOCATION...11.8N 37.3W

ABOUT 535 MI...855 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS:

THERE ARE NO WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

HAZARDS:

NONE

DISCUSSION:

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KATIA IS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 37.3 WEST. KATIA IS MOVING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH. A FASTER FOREWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H. STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED... AND KATIA MAY BECOME A HURRICANE TUESDAY NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY MORNING.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB.

3-DAY FORECAST TRACK:

0H: 40 MPH

12H: 50 MPH

24H: 65 MPH

36H: 70 MPH

48H: 75 MPH

60H: 90 MPH

72H: 115 MPH

NEXT ADVISORY:

11 AM AST

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