Post by Nws Olney Maryland on Aug 6, 2011 20:01:28 GMT -5
TROPICAL DEPRESSION EMILY TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER OLNEY MD AL052011
720 PM EDT SAT AUG 06 2011
...RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATES THAT TROPICAL DEPRESSION
EMILY HAS STRENGTHENED SLIGHTLY...
SHORTLY BEFORE 7 PM EDT...2300 UTC...A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATED THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION EMILY HAD INCREASED TO 35 MPH.
BRIEF SQUALLS WITH WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE POSSIBLE
ON GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...NORTHERN ABACO ISLAND...AND ADJACENT
WATERS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
SUMMARY OF 0720 EDT...2320 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...27.1N 78.2W
ABOUT 40 MI...65 KM NE OF FREEPORT GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1011 MB...29.85 INCHES