ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 1A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042009 800 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 ...DEPRESSION MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...HEADING FOR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST OF FLORIDA... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER EASTWARD TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER FLORIDA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. AT 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.1 WEST OR ABOUT 125 MILES...200 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION SHOULD BE VERY NEAR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST OF FLORIDA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED AND THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM PRIOR TO REACHING THE COASTLINE. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1011 MB...29.85 INCHES. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH FLORIDA NEAR THE PATH OF THE CENTER. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL. ...SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...28.1N 84.1W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 330 DEGREES AT 16 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1011 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 AM EDT. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN/ROBERTS NNNN
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