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Latest Atlantic Hurricane Tracks


Tropical Storm GRACE Tracking Data
Date: 05-06 OCT 2009
Tropical Storm GRACE
ADV  LAT    LON      TIME     WIND  PR  STAT
  1  41.20  -20.30 10/05/03Z   55   990 TROPICAL STORM
  2  43.00  -18.00 10/05/09Z   60   989 TROPICAL STORM
  3  45.40  -16.40 10/05/15Z   55   990 TROPICAL STORM
  4  47.70  -14.80 10/05/21Z   50   990 TROPICAL STORM
  5  49.70  -13.40 10/06/03Z   45   986 TROPICAL STORM

Tracking Data

Hurricane-2 IDA Tracking Data
Date: 04-10 NOV 2009
Hurricane-2 IDA
ADV  LAT    LON      TIME     WIND  PR  STAT
  1  11.60  -82.00 11/04/15Z   30  1006 TROPICAL DEPRESSION
 1A  11.80  -82.30 11/04/18Z   30  1006 TROPICAL DEPRESSION
  2  12.00  -82.70 11/04/21Z   50   996 TROPICAL STORM
 2A  12.20  -82.90 11/05/00Z   55   996 TROPICAL STORM
  3  12.50  -83.10 11/05/03Z   55   995 TROPICAL STORM
 3A  12.50  -83.20 11/05/06Z   55   995 TROPICAL STORM
  4  12.80  -83.40 11/05/09Z   60   991 TROPICAL STORM
 4A  12.80  -83.40 11/05/12Z   65   987 HURRICANE-1
  5  13.10  -83.70 11/05/15Z   65   987 HURRICANE-1
 5A  13.10  -83.70 11/05/18Z   55   990 TROPICAL STORM
  6  13.30  -83.70 11/05/21Z   50   990 TROPICAL STORM
 6A  13.50  -84.00 11/06/00Z   35  1002 TROPICAL STORM
  7  13.80  -84.10 11/06/03Z   30  1004 TROPICAL DEPRESSION
 7A  14.10  -84.00 11/06/06Z   30  1005 TROPICAL DEPRESSION
  8  14.40  -84.10 11/06/09Z   30  1005 TROPICAL DEPRESSION
 8A  14.60  -84.20 11/06/12Z   30  1005 TROPICAL DEPRESSION
  9  15.00  -84.00 11/06/15Z   30  1007 TROPICAL DEPRESSION
 10  15.70  -83.90 11/06/21Z   30  1007 TROPICAL DEPRESSION
 11  16.20  -84.00 11/07/03Z   30  1006 TROPICAL DEPRESSION
 12  17.10  -84.10 11/07/09Z   40  1002 TROPICAL STORM
12A  17.40  -84.10 11/07/12Z   40  1002 TROPICAL STORM
 13  17.90  -84.10 11/07/15Z   50   997 TROPICAL STORM
13A  18.50  -84.10 11/07/18Z   60   990 TROPICAL STORM
 14  18.90  -84.30 11/07/21Z   60   990 TROPICAL STORM
14A  19.50  -84.40 11/08/00Z   60   990 TROPICAL STORM
 15  20.10  -84.60 11/08/03Z   60   990 TROPICAL STORM
15A  20.10  -85.30 11/08/06Z   80   980 HURRICANE-1
 16  20.20  -85.40 11/08/07Z   80   983 HURRICANE-1
 17  20.50  -85.60 11/08/09Z   80   984 HURRICANE-1
17A  20.80  -85.70 11/08/12Z   80   983 HURRICANE-1
 18  21.20  -86.00 11/08/15Z   80   983 HURRICANE-1
 19  21.70  -86.10 11/08/18Z   85   978 HURRICANE-2
 20  22.20  -86.30 11/08/21Z   85   976 HURRICANE-2
20A  23.10  -86.50 11/09/00Z   90   979 HURRICANE-2
 21  23.70  -86.70 11/09/03Z   90   979 HURRICANE-2
21A  24.40  -87.50 11/09/06Z   90   987 HURRICANE-2
 22  25.10  -87.90 11/09/09Z   80   988 HURRICANE-1
22A  25.80  -88.20 11/09/12Z   70   993 HURRICANE-1
 23  26.50  -88.30 11/09/15Z    -     - TROPICAL DEPRESSION
23A  27.50  -88.40 11/09/18Z   60   992 TROPICAL STORM
 24  28.40  -88.50 11/09/21Z   60   991 TROPICAL STORM
24A  28.90  -88.50 11/10/00Z   60   993 TROPICAL STORM
 25  29.30  -88.60 11/10/03Z   55   997 TROPICAL STORM
25A  29.50  -88.80 11/10/06Z   50   998 TROPICAL STORM
 26  29.90  -88.50 11/10/09Z   45   999 TROPICAL STORM
26A  30.30  -88.00 11/10/12Z   40   999 TROPICAL STORM
 27  30.60  -87.60 11/10/15Z   30  1000 TROPICAL DEPRESSION


Type   Pressure (mb) Winds (mph) Winds (knots) Surge (Feet)
Tropical Depression   ----- < 39 < 34 -----
Tropical Storm   ----- 39 - 73 34 - 63 -----
Hurricane 1   > 980 74 - 95 64 - 82 4 - 5
Hurricane 2   965 - 980 96 - 110 83 - 95 6 - 8
Hurricane 3   945 - 965 111 - 130 96 - 112 9 - 12
Hurricane 4   920 - 945 131 - 155 113 - 134 13 - 18
Hurricane 5   < 920 > 155 > 135 > 18

Latest Tropical Advisories from
The National Hurricane Center

Tropical Storm GRACE Advisory



000
WTNT21 KNHC 101431
TCMAT1
TROPICAL DEPRESSION IDA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  27
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL112009
1500 UTC TUE NOV 10 2009
 
AT 900 AM CST...1500 UTC...ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN
DISCONTINUED.
 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION CENTER LOCATED NEAR 30.6N  87.6W AT 10/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR  45 DEGREES AT   8 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1000 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  30 KT WITH GUSTS TO  40 KT.
12 FT SEAS..  0NE 180SE 120SW   0NW.
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 30.6N  87.6W AT 10/1500Z
AT 10/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 30.3N  88.0W
 
FORECAST VALID 11/0000Z 30.9N  86.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 11/1200Z 30.7N  84.9W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 12/0000Z 30.0N  82.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 12/1200Z...ABSORBED
 
THIS IS THE LAST FORECAST/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 BLAKE/CANGIALOSI
 
 


000
WTNT41 KNHC 101435
TCDAT1
TROPICAL DEPRESSION IDA DISCUSSION NUMBER  27
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL112009
900 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009
 
SATELLITE AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT IDA HAS BECOME
EXTRATROPICAL.  THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A COMMA-LIKE
APPEARANCE AND TEMPERATURE DATA FROM DAUPHIN ISLAND SHOWED A 5F
TEMPERATURE DECREASE AFTER THE CENTER PASSED THIS MORNING.  ALTHOUGH
THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF ELEVATED MARINE STATIONS REPORTING
SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 34 KT...THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS THAT THESE
WINDS ARE SURFACE-BASED...SO THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS SET TO 30 KT. 
ALTHOUGH THE NHC INTENSITY FORECAST SHOWS LITTLE CHANGE WITH IDA
DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO...THESE WINDS SHOULD BE MOSTLY CONFINED
OVER WATER.  

THE INITIAL MOTION IS 045/8.  GUIDANCE IS IN FAIR AGREEMENT ON IDA
TURNING EASTWARD AS IT BECOMES ENTRAINED INTO A DEVELOPING FRONTAL
SYSTEM AND THE NHC FORECAST IS BASICALLY AN UPDATE OF THE PREVIOUS
FORECAST.  ALTHOUGH THE NEW FORECAST WILL SHOW ABSORPTION OF IDA BY
A NEW MID-LATITUDE LOW...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IDA WILL BECOME THE
DOMINANT BAROCLINIC LOW.  

THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY ON THIS SYSTEM ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER. FUTURE INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN
PUBLIC ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION 
CENTER...UNDER AWIPS HEADER TCPAT1 AND WMO HEADER WTNT31
KWNH...BEGINNING AT 3 PM CST.
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INITIAL      10/1500Z 30.6N  87.6W    30 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
 12HR VT     11/0000Z 30.9N  86.5W    30 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
 24HR VT     11/1200Z 30.7N  84.9W    30 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
 36HR VT     12/0000Z 30.0N  82.5W    25 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
 48HR VT     12/1200Z...ABSORBED 
 
$$
FORECASTER BLAKE/CANGIALOSI
 


000
WTNT31 KNHC 101433
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION IDA ADVISORY NUMBER  27
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL112009
900 AM CST TUE NOV 10 2009

...IDA BECOMES EXTRATROPICAL...ALL WARNINGS DISCONTINUED...
 
AT 900 AM CST...1500 UTC...ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN
DISCONTINUED.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.  

DATA FROM NOAA DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT
THE CENTER OF IDA MADE ITS SECOND LANDFALL AROUND 700 AM CST...1300
UTC...JUST TO THE NORTHWEST OF BON SECOUR ALABAMA.
 
AT 900 AM CST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF IDA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.6 WEST OR ABOUT 30 MILES... 50
KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MOBILE ALABAMA AND ABOUT 25 MILES... 40
KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA.
 
IDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION WITH A TURN TOWARD THE EAST IS EXPECTED UNTIL IT
BECOMES ABSORBED BY A FRONT ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH...55
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  IDA HAS LOST TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
AND ITS WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE NEXT DAY
OR SO. 
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
 
IDA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM STORM TOTALS OF 8 INCHES...THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FROM THE EASTERN GULF COAST ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES INTO THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC
STATES.

WATER LEVELS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SHOULD GRADUALLY BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE DURING THE DAY.  
 
...SUMMARY OF 900 AM CST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...30.6N 87.6W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHEAST OR 45 DEGREES AT 9 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB
 
THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM.  FUTURE INFORMATION ON IDA CAN BE FOUND IN
PUBLIC ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION
CENTER...UNDER AWIPS HEADER TCPAT1 AND WMO HEADER WTNT31
KWNH...BEGINNING AT 300 PM CST.

 
$$
FORECASTER BLAKE/CANGIALOSI
 

Advisory



000
WTNT22 KNHC 122033
TCMAT2
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRED FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  21
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL072009
2100 UTC SAT SEP 12 2009
 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION CENTER LOCATED NEAR 17.7N  33.7W AT 12/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT   1 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1005 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  30 KT WITH GUSTS TO  40 KT.
12 FT SEAS.. 90NE   0SE   0SW  90NW.
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 17.7N  33.7W AT 12/2100Z
AT 12/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.6N  33.7W
 
FORECAST VALID 13/0600Z 18.1N  34.1W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 13/1800Z 19.0N  35.1W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 14/0600Z 19.8N  37.0W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 14/1800Z 21.1N  39.6W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 15/1800Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 17.7N  33.7W
 
THIS IS THE LAST FORECAST/ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON FRED.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REMNANT LOW CAN BE
FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC.

$$
FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 
 


000
WTNT42 KNHC 122036
TCDAT2
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRED DISCUSSION NUMBER  21
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL072009
500 PM AST SAT SEP 12 2009
 
OTHER THAN A SHORT-LIVED PUFF OF DEEP CONVECTION WELL-REMOVED FROM
THE CIRCULATION CENTER...FRED IS NOW A SWIRL OF LOW CLOUDS DEVOID
OF DEEP CONVECTION.  IN FACT...THERE HAS BEEN NO CENTRAL CONVECTION
ASSOCIATED WITH FRED SINCE ABOUT 0000 UTC....AND FRED IS NO LONGER
CLASSIFIABLE USING THE DVORAK TECHNIQUE. THE LACK OF DEEP
CONVECTION ALSO MEANS THAT FRED IS NO LONGER A TROPICAL CYCLONE...
AND IS NOW DECLARED A REMNANT LOW. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS LOWERED
TO 30 KT...BASED UPON AN EARLIER QUIKSCAT PASS AND THE ASSUMPTION
THAT THERE HAS BEEN ADDITIONAL WEAKENING SINCE THAT TIME. WHAT
REMAINS OF FRED SHOULD BEGIN MOVING NORTHWESTWARD TO WEST-
NORTHWESTWARD WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT 12 TO
24 HOURS...AS A LOW- TO MID-LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS TO ITS NORTH.
SEVERAL GLOBAL MODELS STILL MAINTAIN THE REMNANTS OF FRED DURING
THE FORECAST PERIOD. HOWEVER...A RATHER HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT ALONG
THE FORECAST TRACK SHOULD MAKE REGENERATION A SLIM POSSIBILITY.

THIS IS THE LAST NHC ADVISORY ON FRED.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
THE REMNANT LOW CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO
HEADER FZNT01 KWBC.
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INITIAL      12/2100Z 17.7N  33.7W    30 KT...REMNANT LOW
 12HR VT     13/0600Z 18.1N  34.1W    25 KT...REMNANT LOW
 24HR VT     13/1800Z 19.0N  35.1W    25 KT...REMNANT LOW
 36HR VT     14/0600Z 19.8N  37.0W    25 KT...REMNANT LOW
 48HR VT     14/1800Z 21.1N  39.6W    25 KT...REMNANT LOW
 72HR VT     15/1800Z...DISSIPATED
 
$$
FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 


000
WTNT32 KNHC 122035
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRED ADVISORY NUMBER  21
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL072009
500 PM AST SAT SEP 12 2009
 
...FRED NOW A REMNANT LOW...
 
AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF FRED WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 33.7 WEST OR ABOUT 650 MILES...
1050 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
 
FRED IS DRIFTING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 1 MPH...2 KM/HR. A MOTION
TOWARD THE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST SHOULD BEGIN LATER TODAY OR
TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD NORTHWEST WITH SOME INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED ON SUNDAY. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH...55
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  FURTHER GRADUAL WEAKENING IS LIKELY...
AND FRED IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...17.7N 33.7W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 1 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB
 
THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON FRED.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REMNANT LOW CAN BE
FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC.
 
$$
FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 

Hurricane-2 IDA Advisory



000
WTNT23 KNHC 262031
TCMAT3
TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082009
2100 UTC SAT SEP 26 2009
 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.9N  35.7W AT 26/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  40 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 305 DEGREES AT  11 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1008 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  25 KT WITH GUSTS TO  35 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 18.9N  35.7W AT 26/2100Z
AT 26/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.6N  35.2W
 
FORECAST VALID 27/0600Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 18.9N  35.7W
 
THIS IS THE LAST FORECAST/ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM UNLESS REGENRATION OCCURS
 
$$
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 


000
WTNT43 KNHC 262031
TCDAT3
TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT DISCUSSION NUMBER   5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082009
500 PM AST SAT SEP 26 2009

SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON SHOWS THAT THE CIRCULATION OF
TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT HAS WEAKENED TO AN ELONGATED TROUGH WITH
SEVERAL EMBEDDED VORTICITY CENTERS.  WHILE THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO
PRODUCE CONVECTION THAT IS CLASSIFIABLE USING THE DVORAK
TECHNIQUE...IT NO LONGER HAS A WELL-ENOUGH DEFINED CIRCULATION TO
BE CONSIDERED A TROPICAL DEPRESSION.  THE REMNANT TROUGH OR
TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWESTWARD FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY ISSUED ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER UNLESS REGENERATION OCCUR.
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INITIAL      26/2100Z 18.9N  35.7W    25 KT
 12HR VT     27/0600Z...DISSIPATED
 
$$
FORECASTER BEVEN
 


000
WTNT33 KNHC 262031
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082009
500 PM AST SAT SEP 26 2009

...DEPRESSION WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL WAVE...
 
AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION EIGHT WERE LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE
35.7 WEST OR ABOUT 795 MILES...1280 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CAPE
VERDE ISLANDS.
 
THE REMNANTS OF THE DEPRESSION ARE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR
13 MPH...20 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE WITH
SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...18.9N 35.7W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST OR 305 DEGREES AT 13 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB
 
THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM UNLESS REGENERATION OCCURS.
 
$$
FORECASTER BEVEN
 

Last updated Mon Nov 23 08:16:09 2009