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TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL082015
500 PM AST WED SEP 09 2015

...DEPRESSION EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY THURSDAY...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...30.6N 60.4W
ABOUT 285 MI...460 KM ESE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ESE OR 115 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB...29.80 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 AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Eight
was located near latitude 30.6 North, longitude 60.4 West.  The
depression is moving toward the east-southeast near 3 mph (6 km/h).
A northward motion is expected to begin tonight and continue into
Friday.  On the forecast track, the center will pass well east of
Bermuda early 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 is expected to become a tropical storm by Thursday
morning.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1009 mb (29.80 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 PM AST.

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Forecaster Pasch

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