TONY LOSING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS...

SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.6N 42.5W
ABOUT 1060 MI...1705 KM WSW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 65 DEGREES AT 25 MPH...41 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TONY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 42.5 WEST. TONY IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH...41 KM/H. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...FOLLOWED BY GRADUAL WEAKENING. TONY IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE BY THURSDAY.

TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.