Tropical Depression TWO

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM EDT TUE AUG 03 2004

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS IN THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC EAST OF THE
LESSER ANTILLES...
 
TROPICAL STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED LATER
TODAY FOR SOME OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. INTERESTS IN THE LESSER
ANTILLES...VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR
THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
 
AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL
DEPRESSION TWO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 
54.2 WEST OR ABOUT 460 MILES... 735 KM...EAST OF THE WINDWARD
ISLANDS. 
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 21 MPH...33 KM/HR. ON
THIS TRACK THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL BE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
LESSER ANTILLES ON WEDNESDAY. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST AND THE SYSTEM COULD BECOME A
TROPICAL STORM BEFORE IT REACHES THE LESSER ANTILLES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...13.2 N... 54.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 21 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 30 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 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 EDT.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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