WTNT35 KNHC 200840 TCPAT5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM IDA ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL102015 500 AM AST SUN SEP 20 2015 ...IDA MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.7N 43.6W ABOUT 1300 MI...2090 KM W OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 43.6 WEST. IDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH (24 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST WITH A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES (205 KM) FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB (29.71 INCHES). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100 AM AST. .. FORECASTER STEWART=