000 WTNT22 KNHC 160246 TCMAT2 TROPICAL STORM ANA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022009 0300 UTC SUN AUG 16 2009 AT 11 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS WHICH INCLUDES MONTSERRAT... ANTIGUA...BARBUDA... ST.KITTS...NEVIS AND ANGUILLA. AT 11 PM AST...0300 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST. MAARTEN...SABA...AND ST. EUSTATIUS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...AND PUERTO RICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF ANA. ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THESE AREAS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 14.4N 51.5W AT 16/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 15 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1004 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. 34 KT....... 60NE 0SE 0SW 60NW. 12 FT SEAS.. 90NE 0SE 0SW 90NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 14.4N 51.5W AT 16/0300Z AT 16/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 14.4N 50.7W FORECAST VALID 16/1200Z 14.7N 54.1W MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT... 60NE 0SE 0SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 17/0000Z 15.5N 57.5W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 60NE 0SE 0SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 17/1200Z 16.5N 61.2W MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT... 70NE 30SE 30SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 18/0000Z 17.5N 65.0W MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 35NE 0SE 0SW 35NW. 34 KT... 90NE 40SE 40SW 75NW. FORECAST VALID 19/0000Z 19.5N 73.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 20/0000Z 22.5N 78.9W...OVER WATER MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 21/0000Z 25.0N 83.6W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 14.4N 51.5W NEXT ADVISORY AT 16/0900Z $$ FORECASTER AVILA