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WTNT32 KNHC 090832
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BULLETIN
Tropical Depression Seventeen Advisory Number   1
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL172017
500 AM AST Mon Oct 09 2017

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE EASTERN ATLANTIC...
...NO THREAT TO LAND...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...31.1N 39.9W
ABOUT 875 MI...1405 KM WSW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 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 AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression
Seventeen was located near latitude 31.1 North, longitude 39.9 West.
The depression is moving toward the north near 3 mph (6 km/h), and
this motion is expected to continue today.  A turn to the east and
east-southeast is expected to occur tonight and Tuesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
Some strengthening is forecast, and the depression is expected 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 at 1100 AM AST.

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Forecaster Cangialosi