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#110532 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:49 PM 12.Sep.2006) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082006 1100 PM EDT TUE SEP 12 2006 ...DEPRESSION PASSING SOUTH OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS... AT 1100 PM EDT...0300Z...THE LARGE CIRCULATION OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT IS ESTIMATED TO BE CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 11.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 25.3 WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES...350 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON WEDNESDAY. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. REPEATING THE 1100 PM EDT POSITION...11.8 N...25.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM EDT. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE/AVILA |