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TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT WED SEP 19 2001

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE DEVELOPS EAST OF NICARAGUA...
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE GOVERNMENTS OF NICARAGUA...HONDURAS...
GUATEMALA...AND BELIZE HAVE ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR
THE CARIBBEAN COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA FROM BLUEFIELDS NICARAGUA 
NORTHWARD TO DANGRIGA IN SOUTHERN BELIZE.
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE BROAD CIRCULATION OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 
NINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE  82.5 WEST 
OR ABOUT 60 MILES...95 KM...EAST OF PUERTO CABEZAS NICARAGUA.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH
...28 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.  ON THIS TRACK...THE BROAD CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION 
WILL BE INLAND OVER EASTERN NICARAGUA IN 6 TO 12 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.  HOWEVER...THE DEPRESSION COULD POSSIBLY REACH TROPICAL 
STORM STRENGTH JUST BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL LATER THIS EVENING.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.
 
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES...100 TO 150 MILLIMETERS... 
CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE TRACK OF THE DEPRESSION.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...13.9 N... 82.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL 
HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE 
ADVISORY AT 11 PM EDT.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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