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Subtropical Depression SEVENTEEN (Text)

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SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     AL172010
500 AM AST WED OCT 06 2010
 
...SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...22.2N 67.0W
ABOUT 270 MI...435 KM NNW OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
ABOUT 710 MI...1145 KM S OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION
SEVENTEEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 67.0
WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13
KM/HR.  A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT.  A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST
AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE FORECAST ON FRIDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND
THE SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL STORM LATER
TODAY.  
 
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS FROM NOAA BUOY 41043 SUGGEST THAT THE MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS ABOUT 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN
LEEWARD ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.  
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
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