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	{{Current disaster\|name=Subtropical Storm Laura\|event=tropical cyclone}}
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	\|imagecaption=Laura - Just before becoming a subtropical storm on September 29.
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	\|1sustained=50 ] {{!}} 60 ] {{!}} 95 ]
	\|gusts=60 knots {{!}} 70 mph {{!}} 110 km/h
	\|pressure=996 ] (]) {{!}} 29.41 ]
	\|movement=] at 11 kt {{!}} 13 mph {{!}} 20 km/h
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	'''Tropical Storm Laura''' is the twelfth named storm of the ], and the first ]. Laura formed out of a large non-tropical low pressure area located 1015 ] (1635 ]) west of the western islands of the ] on September 29.

	==Meteorological History==
	{{storm path\|Laura 2008 track.png}}
	In late September, a large non-tropical system located over the north-central Atlantic slowly moved westward away from the ]. The low produced hurricane-force winds, but did not exhibit the characteristics of a ]. The storm steadily weakened over the following days,<ref>{{cite web\|author=NHC\|title=12L 2008 Trackfile\|year=2008\|publisher=National Hurricane Center\|accessdate=2008-09-29\|url=ftp://ftp.tpc.ncep.noaa.gov/atcf/tcweb/invest_al122008.invest}}</ref> but developed tropical characteristics as it moved over slightly warmer waters. By September 29, the low had developed sufficient convection and was declared Subtropical Storm Laura.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Stewart\|title=Subtropical Storm Laura Public Advisory One\|year=2008\|publisher=National Hurricane Center\|accessdate=2008-09-29\|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2008/al12/al122008.public.001.shtml?}}</ref> Upon being upgraded, cold cloud tops began to wrap around the center of Laura and consolidate near the center of circulation. The convection organized around the center quickly and a satellite pass over the storm revealed that it could be intensifying.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Stewart\|title=Subtropical Storm Laura Discussion One\|year=2008\|publisher=National Hurricane Center\|accessdate=2008-09-29\|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2008/al12/al122008.discus.001.shtml?}}</ref> A later satellite pass disregarded the possibility of intensification as the intensity was confirmed to be at 60 mph (95 km/h). The overall structure of Laura remained subtropical but there were indications that it might have been acquiring tropical characteristics.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Berg/Pasch\|title=Subtropical Storm Laura Discussion Two\|year=2008\|publisher=National Hurricane Center\|accessdate=2008-09-29\|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2008/al12/al122008.discus.002.shtml?}}</ref>

	==Impact==
	Tropical Storm Laura, as of September 30, is located over the open waters of the ] and has not caused any impact on land.

	==Current storm information==
	As of 5 a.m. ] (0900 ]) ], Subtropical Storm Laura is located within 20 ]s of ] ], about 485 mi (785 km) ] of ]. Maximum sustained winds are 50 knots (60 mph, 95 km/h), with stronger gusts. Minimum central pressure is 996 ] (]; 29.41 ]), and the system is moving ] at 11 kt (13 mph, 20 km/h).

	Tropical storm-force winds extend out up to 220 mi (350 km) from the center of Laura. It is currently not a threat to any land areas.

	===Official Infomation===
	For latest official information see:
	*The NHC's .
	*The NHC's .

	==See also==
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	==References==
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	==External links==
	{{commonscat\|Subtropical storm Laura (2008))}}
	*The NHC's


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