[FLARES] TROPICAL DEPRESSION DRILL ADVISORY NUMBER 1

Tue, 22 Apr 2003 11:03:22 -0400 (EDT)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION DRILL ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST TUE APR 22 2003

..DRILL! TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC...

SATELLITE IMAGES AND SHIP REPORTS INDICATE THAT A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION HAS DEVELOPED IN THE EASTERN ATLANTIC FROM A TROPICAL
WAVE THAT MOVED OFF THE AFRICAN COAST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.

AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION DRILL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE  9.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  25.9 WEST
OR ABOUT 400 MILES....660 KM...SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE
ISLANDS.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 21 MPH ...33 KM/HR
..AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEPRESSION TO
STRENGTHEN INTO A TROPICAL STORM WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION... 9.0 N... 25.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 21 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB.  

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

AVILA

STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC.

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