Tropical Cyclone Report
Tropical Depression Seven
7 - 8 September 2002
Miles B. Lawrence
National Hurricane Center
30 November 2002
A tropical wave moved from Africa to the eastern Atlantic Ocean
on September 1st, accompanied by a low-level circulation
and a fairly-well organized area of deep convection. This
convection soon dissipated and the wave was disorganized for the
next several days while moving west-northwestward. On the
7th, it acquired enough organized convection to be
identified as Tropical Depression Seven. But the depression was
short-lived, as increasing vertical shear quickly caused its
dissipation on the 8th, while it was located about 850 n
mi southeast of Bermuda.
Table 1: Best track for Tropical Depression Seven, 7-8 September
2002.
Date/Time
(UTC) | Position | Pressure
(mb) | Wind Speed
(kt) | Stage |
Lat.
(°N) | Lon.
(°W) |
| 07 / 1200 | 24.3 | 47.5 | 1013 | 30 | tropical depression |
| 07 / 1800 | 24.5 | 48.2 | 1014 | 30 | " |
| 08 / 0000 | 24.5 | 49.1 | 1015 | 30 | " |
| 08 / 0600 | 24.5 | 50.2 | 1016 | 25 | " |
| 08 / 1200 | 24.4 | 51.3 | 1016 | 25 | " |
| 08 / 1800 | | | | | dissipated |
| 07 / 1200 | 24.3 | 47.5 | 1013 | 30 | minimum pressure |
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