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August 13, 2009
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO ADVISORY NUMBER 9
TD 2 isn't well organized, but it still has potential and the track has been coming more to the south, which could eventually become an issue for the Caribbean:
...DEPRESSION WEAKENS...
AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 36.9 WEST OR ABOUT 840 MILES...1350 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH A GRADUAL BEND TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS BUT THE DEPRESSION COULD STILL BECOME A TROPICAL STORM IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
...SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST INFORMATION... LOCATION...14.0N 36.9W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 12 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 AM AST.
