
At 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Leslie was located near latitude 10.4 North, longitude 30.1 West. Leslie is moving toward the west near 6 mph (9 km/h).

A continued slow westward to west-northwestward motion is expected during the next few days. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.

Steady strengthening is forecast, and Leslie is expected to become a hurricane in a couple of days.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).






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