TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE ADVISORY NUMBER   7

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL062012

1100 AM AST SUN AUG 05 2012


...FLORENCE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN...



SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.5N 35.6W

ABOUT 770 MI...1240 KM W OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES



WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.



DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE

WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 35.6 WEST. FLORENCE

IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL

MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH

SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/H...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS.  A GRADUAL WEAKENING OF THE STORM IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT

COUPLE OF DAYS.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES...130 KM

FROM THE CENTER.



ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.



HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE