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#288979 (Received by flhurricane at: 11:00 AM 17.Aug.2009) TCMAT2 TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 22 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022009 1500 UTC MON AUG 17 2009 AT 11 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH WEST OF PUNTA PALENQUE ON THE SOUTH COAST OF HISPANIOLA...AND EXTENDED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE NORTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. AT 1100 AM AST...THE GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR ST. KITTS...NEVIS...AND ANGUILLA. AT 11 AM AST...THE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF GUADELOUPE HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR GUADELOUPE...ST. MARTIN...AND ST. BARTHELEMY. AT 11 AM AST...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR SABA...ST. EUSTATIUS...AND ST. MAARTEN. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO...THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM PUNTA PALENQUE TO THE NORTHERN HAITI/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BORDER. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN 24 HOURS. TROPICAL DEPRESSION CENTER LOCATED NEAR 17.3N 66.2W AT 17/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 45 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 24 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1008 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 17.3N 66.2W AT 17/1500Z AT 17/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.9N 65.2W FORECAST VALID 18/0000Z 18.6N 69.4W...INLAND MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. FORECAST VALID 18/1200Z 20.5N 73.7W MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. FORECAST VALID 19/0000Z 22.3N 77.0W MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. FORECAST VALID 19/1200Z 23.7N 79.4W MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. FORECAST VALID 20/1200Z 26.5N 82.5W MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 21/1200Z 28.0N 83.0W MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 22/1200Z 30.0N 83.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 17.3N 66.2W NEXT ADVISORY AT 17/2100Z $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN/CANGIALOSI |