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TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM EDT SUN SEP 22 2002

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION MOVING RAPIDLY WESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN 
STRENGTH...

WATCHES OF WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE LESSER 
ANTILLES LATER TODAY.
 
AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION THIRTEEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.0 NORTH...
LONGITUDE  52.0 WEST OR ABOUT 525 MILES...850 KM...EAST OF THE 
WINDWARD ISLANDS. 
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 23 MPH
...37 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE 
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  THE DEPRESSION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM 
DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...12.0 N... 52.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 23 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM EDT.

FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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