TROPICAL STORM DANIELLE ADVISORY 8

[NHC Olney Maryland]

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM DANIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL062010
1100 AM AST MON AUG 23 2010

...DANIELLE CONTINUES TO STEADILY STRENGTHEN...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.1N 39.4W
ABOUT 1025 MI...1650 KM W OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB...29.35 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 DANIELLE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 39.4 WEST.
DANIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26
KM/HR...AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT DAY OR SO. DANIELLE SHOULD MAKE A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST
BY WEDNESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND DANIELLE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY
THIS EVENING.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES.

DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS...PIRATA BUOY 13008...LOCATED NORTHEAST OF
THE CENTER...REPORTED A MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 998 MB AND AN 8-MINUTE
AVERAGE WIND SPEED OF 47 MPH...76 KM/HR.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.