000 WTNT33 KNHC 151434 TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032009 1100 AM AST SAT AUG 15 2009 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE FORMS IN THE EASTERN ATLANTIC... AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 34.0 WEST OR ABOUT 740 MILES...1190 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 17 MPH...27 KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS... AND THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR ON SUNDAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST INFORMATION... LOCATION...11.5N 34.0W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 265 DEGREES AT 17 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN