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Tropical Depression THIRTEEN (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL132012
1100 PM EDT MON SEP 03 2012
 
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE
EAST-CENTRAL ATLANTIC...
...NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.9N 42.8W
ABOUT 1390 MI...2235 KM WNW OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1012 MB...29.88 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 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
THIRTEEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 42.8 WEST.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/H. A
SLOW NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...WITH A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND THEN NORTH ON WEDNESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS...BUT THE SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON TUESDAY.
WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN BY WEDNESDAY.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1012 MB...29.88 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM EDT.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 
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