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#288614 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:49 PM 15.Aug.2009) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ANA ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022009 1100 PM AST SAT AUG 15 2009 ...ANA STILL RACING WESTWARD WITH NO SIGNS OF STRENGTHENING... AT 11 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS WHICH INCLUDES MONTSERRAT... ANTIGUA...BARBUDA... ST.KITTS...NEVIS AND ANGUILLA. AT 11 PM AST...0300 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST. MAARTEN...SABA...AND ST. EUSTATIUS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...AND PUERTO RICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF ANA. ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THESE AREAS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 51.5 WEST OR ABOUT 710 MILES...1140 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. ANA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF ANA WILL BE MOVING OVER THE LEEWARD ISLANDS ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST INFORMATION... LOCATION...14.4N 51.5W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 17 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER AVILA |