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TROPICAL STORM IDA ADVISORY NUMBER  20
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL102015
500 AM AST WED SEP 23 2015

...IDA MEANDERING OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.4N 47.2W
ABOUT 1045 MI...1685 KM E OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...S OR 180 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 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 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Ida was
located near latitude 20.4 North, longitude 47.2 West.  Ida has
been meandering for the past 12 hours or so but has generally
been moving toward the south near 2 mph (4 km/h).  A slow eastward
motion is expected later today, followed by a turn toward the north
on Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.
Little change in strength is forecast through Thursday night.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (280 km)
mainly to the east of the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 AM AST.

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Forecaster Berg

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