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Tropical Depression FOURTEEN


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TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOURTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST WED SEP 10 2003

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION BRINGING HEAVY RAINS TO THE CAPE VERDE
ISLANDS... 
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION FOURTEEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 25.2 WEST...IN THE VICINITY OF THE WESTERNMOST CAPE VERDE
ISLANDS.  
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR.
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO
24 HOURS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.
 
HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE CAPE
VERDE ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.  
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...16.0 N... 25.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 30 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
  
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