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Tropical Depression THREE (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
4 PM CDT MON JUL 04 2005

...DEPRESSION TRYING TO REFORM TO THE NORTH OF YUCATAN...TROPICAL
STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR THE LOUISIANA COAST...

AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
LOUISIANA COAST FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO SABINE
PASS.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION THREE WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.8 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 89.2 WEST OR ABOUT 435 MILES... 700 KM... SOUTH OF THE
MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH
...19 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  THE DEPRESSION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO STRENGTHEN INTO A
TROPICAL STORM DURING NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER
THE EXTREME NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 
ISOLATED MAXIMUM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
ASSOCIATION WITH THE DEPRESSION.
 
REPEATING THE 4 PM CDT POSITION...22.8 N... 89.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 7 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 10 PM
CDT.
 
FORECASTER PASCH
 
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