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At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Wilfred was located near latitude 14.0 North, longitude 39.2 West. Wilfred is moving toward the westnorthwest near 14 mph (22 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue through Sunday, followed by a westward motion late Sunday and Monday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is expected during the next day or so. Weakening is expected on Monday, and Wilfred is expected to dissipate by Tuesday.
Tropicalstormforce winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb (29.74 inches).
At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Wilfred was located near latitude 14.0 North, longitude 39.2 West. Wilfred is moving toward the westnorthwest near 14 mph (22 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue through Sunday, followed by a westward motion late Sunday and Monday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is expected during the next day or so. Weakening is expected on Monday, and Wilfred is expected to dissipate by Tuesday.
Tropicalstormforce winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb (29.74 inches).
A small low-level swirl that is apparently Wilfred's circulation center was noted in late afternoon visible imagery. The coldest cloud tops are in a small area of bursting convection to the northeast of the center with a ragged convective band noted to the south and southwest. The latest objective and subjective satellite intensity estimates remain 35 kt, and that will be the intensity for this advisory, but could be a bit generous.
Increasing westerly shear and a drying airmass along the forecast track should result in weakening within 36 to 48 hours, and global models show the cyclone dissipating by 60 h. However, given the small size of the system, it wouldn't be surprising if the cyclone weakened or dissipated sooner than shown here.
The initial motion estimate is 290/12. Wilfred should continue west-northwestward for the next 24 to 36 hours before turning westward in the low-level flow prior to dissipation. The new NHC track forecast is close to the previous one and lies near the consensus aids and the middle of the guidance envelope.
A small low-level swirl that is apparently Wilfred's circulation center was noted in late afternoon visible imagery. The coldest cloud tops are in a small area of bursting convection to the northeast of the center with a ragged convective band noted to the south and southwest. The latest objective and subjective satellite intensity estimates remain 35 kt, and that will be the intensity for this advisory, but could be a bit generous.
Increasing westerly shear and a drying airmass along the forecast track should result in weakening within 36 to 48 hours, and global models show the cyclone dissipating by 60 h. However, given the small size of the system, it wouldn't be surprising if the cyclone weakened or dissipated sooner than shown here.
The initial motion estimate is 290/12. Wilfred should continue west-northwestward for the next 24 to 36 hours before turning westward in the low-level flow prior to dissipation. The new NHC track forecast is close to the previous one and lies near the consensus aids and the middle of the guidance envelope.
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