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#151888 (Received by flhurricane at: 1:49 PM 21.Sep.2007) TCPAT5 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 1A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL102007 100 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2007 ...DEPRESSION BECOMES TROPICAL... SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION HAS ACQUIRED ENOUGH TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS TO BE CONSIDERED A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA WESTWARD TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...INCLUDING NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 100 PM CDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.9 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES... 85 KM...SOUTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 155 MILES...250 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MOBILE ALABAMA. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 11 MPH. A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION WILL BE MOVING NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE COASTLINE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR TOMORROW. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES...CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE DEPRESSION. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA THROUGH TONIGHT. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW. REPEATING THE 100 PM CDT POSITION...29.7 N...85.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 11 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 400 PM CDT. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN |