Atlantic - Leslie forms September 23, 2018

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9Oct18 - 5pmEDT/AST - Estimated winds 70mph(110km/h), moving SSE 12mph(19km/h), pressure 983mb. Likely hurricane again soon.

Leslie is moving like a kid you tell to go upstairs & clean their room and they keep finding every excuse and random thing to say/do in order to not go in said room. It still won't head off and away just yet:

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9Oct18 - 11pmEDT/AST - Estimated winds 75mph(120km/h), moving SSE 9mph(15km/h), pressure 981mb. Now a Cat1 Hurricane.

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12Oct18 8pEDT/AST, 13Oct18 1a Portugal / 2a Spain - Winds 85mph(140km/h), moving very quickly ENE 35mph(56km/h), pressure 972mb. Located about 320miles(515km) Madeira Island & about 795miles(1,280km) WSW of Lisbon, Portugal. Expected to become a strong post tropical system with hurricane force winds by Saturday. Hurricane force winds(74+mph) currently extend 70miles(110km) from storm center, Tropical Storm winds (39-73mph) extend 230miles(370km).

Strong Tropical Storm or Hurricane force winds Portugal late Saturday, Tropical Storm winds into Spain thereafter. 1-4inches (25-100mm) rain Portugal/Spain.

Tropical Storm Warning (Winds between 39mph-73mph possible) for Madeira Island, Portugal (well off the coast of Portugal & Morocco).

For additional Portugal information see: Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
For additional Spain information see: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología - AEMET. Gobierno de España

Heading to Portugal & Spain

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12Oct18 11pEDT/AST, 13Oct18 4a Portugal / 5a Spain - Winds 80mph(130km/h), moving very quickly ENE 36mph(57km/h), pressure 976mb.

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13Oct18 11aEDT/AST, 4p Portugal / 5p Spain - Winds 75mph(120km/h), moving NE 33mph(54km/h), pressure 979mb. Still a Cat1 hurricane approaching Portugal!

Watch radar from Portugal here:
https://www.ipma.pt/en/otempo/obs.radar/index.jsp#

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Animated map showing potential of wind gust across Portugal & Spain in km/h:
https://twitter.com/wxcharts/status/1051168558686883840