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TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT MON OCT 16 2000
 
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN FORMS FROM THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
IN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...NO IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LAND.

AN ASSORTMENT OF SATELLITE-BASED SENSORS INDICATES THAT THE LOW
PRESSURE AREA BETWEEN THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS AND BERMUDA HAS GRADUALLY
BEEN ACQUIRING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND IS NOW A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION.

AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  70.9 WEST
OR ABOUT 405 MILES...650 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR  3 MPH... 6 KM/HR.  A
VERY SLOW MOTION TO THE EAST OR NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  ALTHOUGH RAPID STRENGTHENING IS NOT EXPECTED...ONLY A SMALL
INCREASE IN STRENGTH WOULD RESULT IN THE DEPRESSION ATTAINING
TROPICAL STORM STATUS.  AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WILL BE IN THE DEPRESSION TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...29.8 N... 70.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST NEAR  3 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM EDT...TUESDAY.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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