Tropical Depression EIGHT

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082009
500 PM AST FRI SEP 25 2009

...EIGHTH TROPICAL DEPRESSION OF THE SEASON FORMS OVER THE EASTERN
ATLANTIC...NO THREAT TO LAND...
 
AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL
DEPRESSION EIGHT WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE
31.6 WEST OR ABOUT 505 MILES...815 KM...WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE
ISLANDS.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...
22 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR
SATURDAY...BUT IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN BY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
DUE TO STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...16.4N 31.6W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST OR 305 DEGREES AT 14 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
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