Tropical Depression SEVEN

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   3A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
8 AM EDT SAT AUG 28 2004
 
.....TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEARING TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH... 
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.
COAST FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHWARD TO FERNANDINA BEACH
FLORIDA.
 
AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN WAS
CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 31.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE  78.3 WEST OR ABOUT
135 MILES... 215 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS STATIONARY BUT A WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST DRIFT IS
EXPECTED TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE DEPRESSION IS VERY NEAR
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.
 
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG
THE PATH OF THE DEPRESSION.
 
REPEATING THE 8 AM EDT POSITION...31.3 N... 78.3 W.  MOVEMENT
...STATIONARY.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 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
11 AM EDT.
 
FORECASTER AVILA/BEVEN
  
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