Tropical Depression SIXTEEN

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM AST FRI SEP 26 2003

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN SOMEWHAT DISORGANIZED...
 
AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE  42.3 WEST OR ABOUT
1280 MILES...2060 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH
...26 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH
SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  RECENT MICROWAVE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THAT THE CENTER OF
THE DEPRESSION HAS BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE ASSOCIATED
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...AND LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...18.6 N... 42.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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