Tropical Depression 3 5 pm Mon Aug 9

[TVMet]

BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST MON AUG 09 2004

...DEPRESSION MOVING INTO THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...

INTERESTS IN AND AROUND THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.

AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.0 WEST OR ABOUT
30 MILES...45 KM...SOUTHWEST OF GRENADA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 22 MPH
...35 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR ON
TUESDAY.

WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE
WINDWARD AND SOUTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...
ESPECIALLY OVER ELEVATED TERRAIN.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.83 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...11.8 N... 62.0 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 22 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST.

FORECASTER PASCH

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Updated Forecast Track from the USA's National Hurricane Center
[url]http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/graphics/AT03/refresh/AL0304W5+GIF/092103W5.gif[/url]

Latest Satellite Image from the USA's weather satellite (22,000 miles up)
[url]http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/FLOAT2/IR4/20.jpg[/url]

[Sage]

TVMet,

It sure looks like the tropics are active and getting more active. I always get very nervous when they enter the Gulf. You just know that someone is going to get hit. For right now, it looks like Florida for Bonnie. Thank you again for the updates.