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Tropical Depression NINETEEN (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST TUE OCT 14 2003
 
...DEPRESSION GETTING A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED OVER THE
OPEN ATLANTIC...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINETEEN 
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  40.5 WEST OR 
ABOUT 1135 MILES...1830 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE
ISLANDS.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH
...15 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
  
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...10.1 N... 40.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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