Caribbean-On-Line » Caribbean Hurricanes » TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER 1
August 28, 2005
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER 1
Katrina is a major hurricane and is about to wreak havoc on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. - but meanwhile TD 13 has crept up in the Atlantic:
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SUN AUG 28 2005
...NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS IN THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC...EXPECTED
TO PASS WELL NORTH OF THE LESSER ANTILLES...
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION
THIRTEEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 46.8
WEST OR ABOUT 965 MILES...1555 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH
...20 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...15.4 N... 46.8 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 30 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
