BULLETIN

TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE ADVISORY NUMBER 1

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

5 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2004

...FIRST TROPICAL DEPRESSION OF THE 2004 SEASON FORMS OFF THE

SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES...TROPICAL STORM WATCH

ISSUED...

AT 5 PM EDT...2100 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM

EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA TO CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA...

INCLUDING THE PAMLICO SOUND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT

TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE

NEXT 36 HOURS.

AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE BROAD AND POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF

TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.6 NORTH...

LONGITUDE 78.6 WEST OR ABOUT 175 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF

CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. A

GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

THIS MOTION COULD BRING THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION NEAR THE COAST

OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES ON SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...

MAINLY IN SQUALLS TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. SOME SLOW

STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND THE

DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON SUNDAY.

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

REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...30.6 N... 78.6 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED

WINDS... 30 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR

PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL

HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT

COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM EDT.

FORECASTER BEVEN