ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2 PM AST FRI AUG 22 2003 ...RECONNNAISSANCE PLANE IN THE AREA...HAVING DIFFICULTY FINDING A CLOSED CIRCULATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM ISLA SAONA WESTWARD TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-HAITI BORDER. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR HAITI. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN CUBA LATER TODAY. ALL INTERESTS IN EASTERN CUBA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. AT 2 PM AST...1800Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.4 WEST OR ABOUT 135 MILES...210 KM...SOUTH OF SANTO DOMINGO IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT CURRENTLY IN THE AREA WILL DETERMINE IF THE SYSTEM HAS DEGENERATED INTO A TROPICAL WAVE. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR. THIS MOTION WOULD BRING THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER HAITI WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE LESS ORGANIZED... THE DEPRESSION STILL HAS THE CHANCE TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BEFORE LANDFALL. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF THE DEPRESSION. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES...PARTICULARLY IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. REPEATING THE 2 PM AST POSITION...16.5 N... 69.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST. FORECASTER AVILA/MOLLEDA NNNN
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