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TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST THU AUG 19 1999
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  22.1 WEST
OR ABOUT 110 MILES...175 KM...SOUTHEAST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19
KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION WILL PASS
VERY CLOSE TO THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND THE DEPRESSION MAY BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR
TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...ARE LIKELY TO SPREAD OVER THESE ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT 12
TO 24 HOURS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...14.1 N... 22.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM AST.
 
BEVEN
 
STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT74 KNHC.
 
 
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