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LOCATION...23.8N 59.7W
ABOUT 445 MI...715 KM NNE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 50 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES
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<!-- wp:oxygen-vsb/ovsb-section-w-text {"headline-4-253470_string":"STORM SUMMARY","text_block-3-253470_string":" At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Sebastien was located near latitude 23.8 North, longitude 59.7 West. Sebastien is moving toward the northeast near 9 mph (15 km/h), and this motion is expected to continue with an increase in forward speed during the next few days.
Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts. Some strengthening is expected during the next 24 hours, and Sebastien could become a hurricane on Friday. A weakening trend is expected to begin by late Friday, and the system is likely to become an extratropical cyclone on Saturday.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 160 miles (260 km) from the center.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 998 mb (29.47 inches).