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August 12, 2009
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO ADVISORY NUMBER 6
ROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022009 1100 AM AST WED AUG 12 2009
...DEPRESSION REMAINING JUST BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH...
AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 33.8 WEST OR ABOUT 630 MILES...1015 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH...21 KM/HR. A GENERAL MOTION TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE...AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
...SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST INFORMATION... LOCATION...14.3N 33.8W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 265 DEGREES AT 13 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM AST.
