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#289055 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:40 PM 17.Aug.2009) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA ADVISORY NUMBER 23 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022009 500 PM AST MON AUG 17 2009 ...CIRCULATION OF ANA HAS DISSIPATED... AT 5 PM AST...2100 UTC...ALL TROPICAL STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED BY THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED STATES...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. REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT ANA NO LONGER HAS A CLOSED WIND CIRCULATION AND HAS DEGENERATED INTO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF THE REMNANTS OF ANA WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 68.0 WEST OR ABOUT 140 MILES...225 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO AND ABOUT 145 MILES...230 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SANTO DOMINGO IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THE REMNANTS OF ANA ARE MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 24 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO...TAKING THE SYSTEM OVER HISPANIOLA TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...IN A FEW SQUALLS. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1011 MB...29.85 INCHES. ANA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER PUERTO RICO AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. ...SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST INFORMATION... LOCATION...17.5N 68.0W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES AT 24 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1011 MB THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN/CANGIALOSI |