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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM FAY ADVISORY NUMBER 18
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062026
300 PM GMT THU SEP 24 2026
...FAY STRENGTHENS WHILE MOVING WESTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL
ATLANTIC...
SUMMARY OF 300 PM GMT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.8N 41.2W
ABOUT 990 MI...1590 KM WSW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 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 OUTLOOK
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AT 300 PM GMT (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 41.2 WEST. FAY IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 6 MPH (9 KM/H). A GENERALLY WESTWARD MOTION
WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H)
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE
THROUGH TONIGHT. A GRADUAL WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE
ON FRIDAY.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES (130 KM)
FROM 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 900 PM GMT.
FORECASTER ROBERTS
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