Tropical Depression PALOMA
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TROPICAL DEPRESSION PALOMA ADVISORY NUMBER 18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172008
400 PM EST SUN NOV 09 2008
...PALOMA WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER CUBA...
AT 400 PM EST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION PALOMA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR ABOUT 15
MILES... 25 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CAMAGUEY CUBA.
PALOMA IS DRIFTING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 1 MPH...2 KM/HR...AND A
SLOW GENERALLY NORTHWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR
SO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...PALOMA OR ITS REMNANT SHOULD BE NEAR
THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA TOMORROW.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH...55
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AND
PALOMA SHOULD DEGENERATE INTO A WEAK LOW PRESSURE AREA TONIGHT OR
EARLY TOMORROW.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER
PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL CUBA AND THE BAHAMAS.
REPEATING THE 400 PM EST POSITION...21.2 N...78.0 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 1 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1000 PM EST.
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