Tropical Depression SIXTEEN

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM AST FRI SEP 26 2003

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEARING TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH...
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
SIXTEEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE  40.7 WEST
OR ABOUT 1300 MILES...2100 KM... EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH
...24 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 TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL
STORM LATER TODAY OR SATURDAY.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...15.9 N... 40.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 15 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 AST.
 
FORECASTER AVILA/SISKO
 
 
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