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Tropical Depression EIGHT (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL082012
500 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

CORRECTED FORWARD SPEED IN DISCUSSION SECTION
 
...NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL
ATLANTIC...NO THREAT TO LAND...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.9N 55.1W
ABOUT 595 MI...960 KM ESE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 355 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1013 MB...29.91 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 55.1 WEST. THE
DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/H. THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A
GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND THE EAST-NORTHEAST ON
THURSDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...
AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TONIGHT OR
ON THURSDAY.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1013 MB...29.91 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM EDT.
 
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FORECASTER STEWART
 
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