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Tropical Depression FOURTEEN (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOURTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST TUE SEP 09 2003
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOURTEEN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  23.6 WEST OR ABOUT
240 MILES...390 KM...SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR  5 MPH... 7 KM/HR...
AND TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TODAY.  INTERESTS IN THE
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...11.4 N... 23.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR  5 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 30 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
 
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