ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM AST MON JUL 21 2003 ...DEPRESSION APPROACHING CENTRAL LESSER ANTILLES... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DOMINICA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST. LUCIA. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LATER TODAY FOR MARTINIQUE AND GUADELOUPE AND ADJACENT FRENCH ISLANDS...AND FOR ANTIGUA...MONTSERRAT...ST KITTS AND NEVIS...AND FOR SABA AND ST EUSTATIUS. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE LESSER ANTILLES AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 58.8 WEST OR ABOUT 140 MILES...225 KM...EAST OF MARTINIQUE. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 90 MILES...145 KM...NORTH-NORTHEAST OF BARBADOS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 23 MPH...37 KM/HR... AND A WEST TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WILL INVESTIGATE THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON TO DETERMINE IF THE DEPRESSION HAS STRENGTHENED TO A TROPICAL STORM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES. LARGE WAVES AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDES MAY OCCUR TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE LESSER ANTILLES. STORM TOTAL RAINFALLS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS SYSTEM. REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...14.2 N... 58.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 23 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 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 LAWRENCE NNNN
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