000 WTNT65 KNHC 062319 TCUAT5 TROPICAL DEPRESSION EMILY TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052011 720 PM EDT SAT AUG 06 2011 ...RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATES THAT TROPICAL DEPRESSION EMILY HAS STRENGTHENED SLIGHTLY... SHORTLY BEFORE 7 PM EDT...2300 UTC...AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATED THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS IN TROPICAL DEPRESSION EMILY HAD INCREASED TO 35 MPH. BRIEF SQUALLS WITH WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE POSSIBLE ON GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...NORTHERN ABACO ISLAND...AND ADJACENT WATERS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. SUMMARY OF 0720 EDT...2320 UTC...INFORMATION -------------------------------------------------- LOCATION...27.1N 78.2W ABOUT 40 MI...65 KM NE OF FREEPORT GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1011 MB...29.85 INCHES $$ FORECASTER STEWART/FRANKLIN