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TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHRIS ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM AST FRI AUG 18 2000

...CHRIS WEAKENS A LITTLE...
 
AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  56.3 WEST OR ABOUT 360
MILES...585 KM...EAST OF ANTIGUA IN THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH
...15 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR
...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1011 MB...29.85 INCHES.
  
INTERESTS IN THE LEEWARD ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
CHRIS...IN CASE IT DEVIATES TO THE LEFT OF THE FORECAST TRACK.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...17.2 N... 56.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1011 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 AM AST...SATURDAY.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
  
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