1100 PM AST MON SEP 01 2008
...IKE CONTINUES WESTWARD OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC OCEAN...
AT 1100 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IKE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 41.6 WEST OR ABOUT 1330
MILES...2145 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND A MOTION
MORE TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48
HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST AND IKE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE
DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 1100 PM AST POSITION...18.0 N...41.6 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.
