Alberto, now a tropical storm, is the first named storm of the year in the Atlantic. As of 4pm et/3 pm ct Friday... Alberto was about 165 miles southwest of the southernmost Cape Verde Island(12.9 N, 25.9 W)... moving west near 17 mph. The maximum sustained winds were at 60 mph... with gusts to 70 mph. The minimum central pressure was 999 millibars(29.49 inches).
Forecast:
Alberto is expected to continue a slightly north of west movement through 72 hours. It is expected to become a hurricane within the next 24 hours.
Wind Field:
Tropical Storm force winds outward up to 70 miles... mainly north of the center.
For more tropical info... check out my tropical page at http://danielwxradar.tripod.com/tropical.html .
Daniel Lamb
Huntsville, AL
daniel{at}wwol.org
http://danielwxradar.tripod.com
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