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#287558 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:34 AM 12.Aug.2009) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO ADVISORY NUMBER 5 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022009 500 AM AST WED AUG 12 2009 ...DEPRESSION HAS NOT STRENGTHENED YET... AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 32.4 WEST OR ABOUT 535 MILES...860 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST INFORMATION... LOCATION...14.6N 32.4W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 12 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE |