The following is why:

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WONT41 KNHC 171319
DSAAT
SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
915 AM EDT TUE SEP 17 2002

AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATING
THE TROPICAL WAVE SOUTH OF JAMAICA HAS FOUND THAT THE SYSTEM HAS A
CLOSED CIRCULATION AND IS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AGAIN. ADVISORIES
WILL THEREFORE BE RESTARTED ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN BEGINNING AT
11 AM EDT. AT 8 AM EDT...THE POORLY ORGANIZED CENTER OF THE
DEPRESSION WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.8
WEST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 MPH. MOVEMENT IS TOWARD THE
WEST AT 8 MPH.

HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS...SOME TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL BE
SPREADING OVER JAMAICA LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE GOVERNMENT OF
JAMAICA MAY ISSUE A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AT 11 AM.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN