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TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST SAT JUN 24 2000

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC...

SATELLITE PICTURES THIS MORNING INDICATE THAT THE STRONG TROPICAL
WAVE IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC HAS STRENGTHENED INTO TROPICAL
DEPRESSION TWO.
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE  9.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE  29.9
WEST OR ABOUT 2075 MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 17 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS...BUT ONLY A SMALL INCREASE IN STRENGTH WOULD MAKE THE
SYSTEM A TROPICAL STORM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION... 9.6 N... 29.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 17 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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