At 500 am edt... the center of tropical storm Henri was located near latitude 18.1 north... longitude 56.1 west or about 460 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands.
Henri is moving toward the west near 14 mph... and a westward to west-northwestward motion is expected to continue over the next day or two. On this track... the center of Henri and the associated strong winds are expected to pass north of the Lesser Antilles at its closest approach.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 50 mph... with higher gusts. Little change in strength is expected today. However... weakening is forecast to begin by tonight... and Henri could become a remnant low by Thursday.
Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 70 miles from the center.
Estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb... 29.68 inches.
The next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 1100 am edt.
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