Reply #12: 1:00 CDT Arlene 20 SSE Gulf Shores Max Sustained 60 MPH 991 MB

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AT 1 PM CDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARLENE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.5 WEST OR ABOUT
20 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GULF SHORES ALABAMA.

ARLENE HAS BEEN MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH. ON THIS
TRACK...THE BROAD CIRCULATION CENTER OF ARLENE SHOULD CROSS THE
COAST NEAR THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

DATA FROM A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE INDICATE THAT ARLENE HAS WEAKENED
SLIGHTLY BUT REMAINS A STRONG TROPICAL STORM WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE POTENTIAL FOR ARLENE TO
BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE LANDFALL HAS DECREASED.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES MAINLY TO
THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES."

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