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ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR ADVISORY NUMBER 4 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM AST THU AUG 19 1999 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR APPROACHING CAPE VERDE ISLANDS... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 22.8 WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES...135 KM...SOUTHEAST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE DEPRESSION WILL PASS NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTHERN CAPE VERDE ISLANDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. 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 COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR FRIDAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS... COULD SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...14.0 N... 22.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. BEVEN STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT74 KNHC. NNNN