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Post by NHC Olney Maryland on Aug 22, 2010 11:07:57 GMT -5
BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL062010 500 PM EDT SAT AUG 21 2010
...A NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC...
SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...11.0N 32.1W ABOUT 580 MI...935 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/HR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB...29.77 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 32.1 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR TOMORROW...AND A HURRICANE BY MONDAY.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE
NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM EDT.
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