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TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST FRI AUG 04 2000
 
...THE THIRD TROPICAL DEPRESSION OF THE SEASON FORMS IN THE FAR
EASTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN...
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  22.7 WEST
OR ABOUT 190 MILES...290 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE CAPE VERDE
ISLANDS.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/HR...
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.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND
THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...12.2 N... 22.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 17 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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