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Chill falls over the Atlantic as the official season heads towards close
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| #211121 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:49 AM 28.Aug.2008) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008 500 AM AST THU AUG 28 2008 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS IN THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC...EXPECTED TO PASS WELL NORTH OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS... AT 500 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 57.9 WEST OR ABOUT 355 MILES...575 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...8 KM/HR...AND A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. ON THIS TRACK THE DEPRESSION WILL BE PASSING WELL NORTH OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR FRIDAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES. REPEATING THE 500 AM AST POSITION...19.8 N...57.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER AVILA |
