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Tropical Depression MELISSA (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION MELISSA ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL142007
1100 AM AST SUN SEP 30 2007

...MELISSA WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...
 
AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION MELISSA
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 32.6 WEST OR ABOUT
570 MILES...920 KM...WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...
20 KM/HR ...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE 
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 30 MPH...45
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
  
REPEATING THE 1100 AM AST POSITION...16.1 N...32.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
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