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Tropical Depression FOUR (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL042013
500 AM EDT WED JUL 24 2013
 
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE EASTERN ATLANTIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.9N 28.1W
ABOUT 310 MI...500 KM WSW OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...32 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB...29.77 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 AM EDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 28.1 WEST. THE
DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH...32
KM/H.  THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE 
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS...AND THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL 
STORM LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM EDT.
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
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