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Tropical Storm ALPHA (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALPHA ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALPHA RACING NORTHWARD AWAY FROM THE
   BAHAMAS...
 
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...ALL WARNINGS FOR THE BAHAMAS HAVE BEEN
DISCONTINUED.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALPHA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 73.1 WEST OR ABOUT
230 MILES... 365 KM... NORTH OF GREAT INAGUA ISLAND.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 23 MPH...37 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION...WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED... IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THE
FORECAST TRACK... ALPHA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE BAHAMAS
...AND THE DEPRESSION SHOULD BE ABSORBED BY HURRICANE WILMA ON
TUESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...24.4 N... 73.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 23 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
AT 11 AM EDT.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
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