• ADVISORY: TD 20 #3

    From Dumas Walker@21:1/175 to All on Sunday, September 13, 2020 09:45:00
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    WTNT35 KNHC 130852
    TCPAT5

    BULLETIN
    Tropical Depression Twenty Advisory Number 3
    NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL202020
    500 AM AST Sun Sep 13 2020

    ...DEPRESSION EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN OVER THE NEXT
    SEVERAL DAYS...


    SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------
    LOCATION...12.2N 35.5W
    ABOUT 1745 MI...2805 KM E OF THE LESSER ANTILLES
    ABOUT 815 MI...1310 KM WSW OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS
    MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
    PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
    MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES


    WATCHES AND WARNINGS
    --------------------
    There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.


    DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
    ----------------------
    At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Twenty
    was located near latitude 12.2 North, longitude 35.5 West. The
    depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 10 mph (17
    km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue for the next
    few days.

    Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
    Gradual strengthening is expect over the next several days, and the
    system is forecast to become a tropical storm by Tuesday and it
    could become a hurricane in a few days.

    The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).


    HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
    ----------------------
    None.


    NEXT ADVISORY
    -------------
    Next complete advisory at 1100 AM AST.

    $$
    Forecaster Stewart
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