...TROPICAL STORM NADINE STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE...

AT 5:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NADINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.1°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 31.1° WEST OR ABOUT 485 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CABO VERDE ISLANDS.

NADINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH (11 KM/H), AND A NORTHWEST TO NORTH-NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS FORECAST TO OCCUR ON FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT, WITH WEAKENING ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN ON THURSDAY.

The Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies (DDME) will continue to monitor and provide information of any changes.