Tropical Depression NINE
ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE ADVISORY NUMBER 5 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM AST FRI AUG 22 2003 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION DEGENERATES INTO A TROPICAL WAVE... AT 5 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE INDICATES THAT THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION SOUTH OF HISPANIOLA HAS DEGENERATED INTO A TROPICAL WAVE. HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD OVER DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES...PARTICULARLY IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM UNLESS REGENERATION OCCURS. FORECASTER AVILA NNNN