ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 AM AST FRI OCT 05 2001 ...POORLY-DEFINED TROPICAL DEPRESSION MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN... TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PUERTO RICO AND PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA LATER TODAY. INTERESTS IN THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 63.5 WEST OR ABOUT 160 MILES...260 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF ST. VINCENT IN THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 350 MILES... 560 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. 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. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES. SQUALLS WITH HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES THROUGH THIS MORNING. ON THE PROJECTED PATH...OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL BE APPROACHING THE SOUTH COASTS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...14.0 N... 63.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 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 11 AM AST. FORECASTER BEVEN NNNN