Sunday, September 6, 2020

TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC


 

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WTNT32 KNHC 070232
TCPAT2

BULLETIN
Tropical Depression Seventeen Advisory Number   1
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL172020
1100 PM AST Sun Sep 06 2020

...NEW DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC...
...EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON MONDAY...


SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.0N 41.5W
ABOUT 1160 MI...1865 KM W OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS
ABOUT 1425 MI...2290 KM E OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.


DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression
Seventeen was located near latitude 17.0 North, longitude 41.5 West.
The depression is moving toward the west near 5 mph (7 km/h) and
this motion is forecast to continue into Monday. By late Monday and 
Tuesday, a turn toward the west-northwest is expected, and that 
motion should continue into Wednesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
Slow strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and the 
depression is expected to become a tropical storm on Monday.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1006 mb (29.71 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 500 AM AST.

$$
Forecaster Stewart 

 




 

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