NHC gets work

Tropical Depression #2 off coast of Africa

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO ADVISORY NUMBER   2

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL022009

1100 AM AST TUE AUG 11 2009

…DEPRESSION MOVING WESTWARD…NO CHANGE IN INTENSITY…

AT 1100 AM AST…1500 UTC…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO

WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.6 NORTH…LONGITUDE 29.6 WEST OR ABOUT

350 MILES…560 KM…WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH…20 KM/HR…

AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT

COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH…45 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER

GUSTS.  SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24

HOURS…AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM IN A DAY

OR TWO.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB…29.71 INCHES.

…SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST INFORMATION…

LOCATION…14.6N 29.6W

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…30 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT…WEST OR 275 DEGREES AT 13 MPH

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1006 MB

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT

500 PM AST.

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER   1

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL022009

600 AM AST TUE AUG 11 2009

…SECOND TROPICAL DEPRESSION OF THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON

FORMS…

SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT A TROPICAL DEPRESSION HAS FORMED OVER

THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC.

AT 600 AM AST…1000 UTC…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.4 NORTH…LONGITUDE 28.6 WEST OR ABOUT 280

MILES…455 KM…WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH…20

KM/HR…AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE

NEXT 48 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH…45 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER

GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST…AND THE DEPRESSION COULD

BECOME A TROPICAL STORM WITHIN A DAY OR TWO.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB…29.71 INCHES.

…SUMMARY OF 600 AM AST INFORMATION…

LOCATION…14.4N 28.6W

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…30 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT…WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 13 MPH

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1006 MB

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT

1100 AM AST.

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August 14, 2009 2:57 am

Note to all: Tropical Depresson Two weakened today as its energy was re-absorbed:
“WDBO Local News
Tropical Depression 2 weakening
By Scott Anez, Sports Director August 13, 2009 10:48 AM Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
MIAMI — A tropical depression in the Atlantic is weaker Thursday morning but forecasters say it could still become a tropical storm in the next few days.
Tropical depression 2’s maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 30 mph. The depression is centered about 840 miles west of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands and moving west at about 12 mph.
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. ”
Ref: http://wdbo.com/localnews/2009/08/tropical-depression-2-weakenin.html

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