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WTNT33 KNHC 200841
TCPAT3

BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL132016
500 AM AST TUE SEP 20 2016

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


SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.4N 29.6W
ABOUT 390 MI...625 KM WSW OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 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 Thirteen
was located near latitude 14.4 North, longitude 29.6 West.  The
depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h,
and a northwestward to west-northwestward motion is expected over
the next 48 hours.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and the
depression is expected to become a tropical storm later 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.

$$
Forecaster Pasch