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#287914 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:40 AM 13.Aug.2009) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022009 500 AM AST THU AUG 13 2009 ...DEPRESSION WEAKENS... AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 36.9 WEST OR ABOUT 840 MILES...1350 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 COUPLE OF DAYS WITH A GRADUAL BEND TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS BUT THE DEPRESSION COULD STILL BECOME A TROPICAL STORM IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST INFORMATION... LOCATION...14.0N 36.9W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 12 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE |