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#287870 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:46 PM 12.Aug.2009) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022009 1100 PM AST WED AUG 12 2009 ...DEPRESSION STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE... AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 36.3 WEST OR ABOUT 800 MILES...1285 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ALTHOUGH THE DEPRESSION APPEARS TO BE WEAKENING AT THIS TIME...THE DEPRESSION STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM IN A DAY OR TWO. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST INFORMATION... LOCATION...14.0N 36.3W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 260 DEGREES AT 14 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER BERG |