At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Kirk was located near latitude 13.6 North, longitude 35.7 West.
Kirk is moving toward the west near 12 mph (19 km/h), and a general westward to west-northwestward motion is expected to continue through Tuesday.
A gradual turn to the northwest is forecast by Wednesday and that motion should continue through Thursday.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts. Kirk is forecast to become a hurricane on Tuesday and could become a major hurricane on Wednesday.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 999 mb (29.50 inches).
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