TVMet Posted August 9, 2004 #1 Share Posted August 9, 2004 SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 945 AM EDT MON AUG 9 2004 A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED JUST EAST OF TOBAGO IN THE WINDWARD ISLANDS IS MOVING WESTWARD AT 20 TO 25 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BECOME MUCH BETTER ORGANIZED OVERALL THIS MORNING...AND SURFACE PRESSURES HAVE FALLEN SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. BARBADOS REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 53 MPH DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO SIGNS OF A WELL-DEFINED SURFACE CENTER. HOWEVER...IF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE WAVE AXIS...THEN A CLOSED CIRCULATION COULD FORM AND THE SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OR A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE MAY OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS TODAY...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. INTERESTS IN THE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. FORECASTER STEWART http://www.goes.noaa.gov/browsh.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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