Tropical Depression SIXTEEN

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST FRI SEP 26 2003

...DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM...
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.0 NORTH... LONGITUDE  41.4 WEST OR ABOUT
1290 MILES...2070 KM... EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...
22 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...17.0 N...41.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER AVILA/SISKO
 
 
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