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WTNT31 KNHC 170834
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BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL062016
500 AM AST WED AUG 17 2016

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION MOVING NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL
TROPICAL ATLANTIC...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.2N 35.2W
ABOUT 775 MI...1245 KM WSW OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 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 AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Six was
located near latitude 13.2 North, longitude 35.2 West.  The
depression is moving toward the northwest near 15 mph (24 km/h), and
this motion with some decrease in forward speed is expected during
the next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
Slow strengthening is forecast during the next day or two, and the
depression is likely to become a tropical storm today.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb (29.74 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 AM AST.

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Forecaster Kimberlain