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TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   3A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM AST THU AUG 16 2001

...DEPRESSION STILL MOVING QUICKLY WESTWARD TOWARD THE WINDWARDS... 
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR
BARBADOS AND ST. VINCENT...AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ST. LUCIA HAS
ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR ST. LUCIA.  WARNINGS AND
ADDITIONAL WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE
LESSER ANTILLES LATER TODAY.
 
AT 2 AM AST...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  51.6 WEST OR 
ABOUT 530 MILES...855 KM...EAST OF BARBADOS. 
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 26 MPH...43 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS.  ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL BE
NEARING THE WINDWARD ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  CONDITIONS FAVOR STRENGTHENING...AND THE DEPRESSION IS 
EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 2 AM AST POSITION...12.7 N...  51.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 26 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...  35 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 5 AM AST.

FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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