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WTNT31 KNHC 171432
TCPAT1

BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIX ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL062016
1100 AM AST WED AUG 17 2016

...DEPRESSION EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.0N 36.4W
ABOUT 840 MI...1350 KM W OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 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 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Six was
located near latitude 14.0 North, longitude 36.4 West. The
depression is moving toward the west-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 48 hours, and the
depression is likely to become a tropical storm today.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1006 mb (29.71 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.

$$
Forecaster Stewart