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AXNT20 KNHC 151543 AAA
TWDAT 

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1142 AM EDT WED AUG 15 2007

UPDATE FOR UPGRADING T.D. FIVE TO TROPICAL STORM ERIN

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR NORTH AMERICA...CENTRAL 
AMERICA...THE GULF OF MEXICO...THE CARIBBEAN SEA...NORTHERN 
SECTIONS OF SOUTH AMERICA...AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TO THE 
AFRICAN COAST FROM THE EQUATOR TO 32N. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION 
IS BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY...METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS... 
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS...AND RADAR.

BASED ON 1200 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1515 UTC.

...SPECIAL FEATURES...

TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM 
ERIN AT 15/1530 UTC. THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERIN WAS NEAR 
25.6N 95.3W...MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST 10 KT. THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WIND SPEEDS WERE 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL 
PRESSURE WAS 1005 MB. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST NHC FORECAST/ 
ADVISORY UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS MIATCMAT5/WTNT25 KNHC OR
THE LATEST PUBLIC ADVISORY UNDER MIATCPAT5/WTNT35 KNHC FOR
MORE DETAILS. NUMEROUS STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
IN THE GULF OF MEXICO FROM 24N TO THE COAST/COASTAL WATERS
OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA BETWEEN 91W AND 96W.

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