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TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST MON SEP 23 2002

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEARING TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH AS IT 
APPROACHES THE WINDWARD ISLANDS...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
FROM GUADELOUPE SOUTHWARD TO THE GRENADINES INCLUDING BARBADOS.  A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE WATCH 
AREA LATER TODAY.
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION THIRTEEN IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR LATITUDE 12.8 NORTH... 
LONGITUDE  59.5 WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES...30 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 
OF BARBADOS.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR... 
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 
HOURS.  ON THIS TRACK...THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL BE MOVING OVER 
THE WINDWARD ISLANDS LATER TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WINDS HAVE GUSTED TO 55 MPH AT BARBADOS DURING THE PAST 
HOUR...AND THE SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM AT ANY TIME. A 
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WILL INVESTIGATE THE DEPRESSION LATER THIS 
MORNING.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITH GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL AFFECT 
MUCH OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS LATER 
TODAY.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...12.8 N... 59.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 20 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 PM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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