Tropical Depression ONE

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2004

...FIRST TROPICAL DEPRESSION OF THE 2004 SEASON FORMS OFF THE
SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES...TROPICAL STORM WATCH
ISSUED...
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA TO CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE PAMLICO SOUND.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE
NEXT 36 HOURS.
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE BROAD AND POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.6 NORTH...
LONGITUDE  78.6 WEST OR ABOUT  175 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH.  A
GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 
THIS MOTION COULD BRING THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION NEAR THE COAST
OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES ON SUNDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  30 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...
MAINLY IN SQUALLS TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.  SOME SLOW
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND THE
DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON SUNDAY.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...30.6 N... 78.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 30 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 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 8 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM EDT.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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