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#221956 (Received by flhurricane at: 7:55 PM 13.Oct.2008) TCPAT5 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL152008 800 PM AST MON OCT 13 2008 ...RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING DEPRESSION... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND THE EXTREME EASTERN PORTION OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM ISLA SAONA TO CABO ENGANO. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 800 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIFTEEN WAS RELOCATED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT NEAR LATITUDE 14.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.4 WEST OR ABOUT 355 MILES...570 KM...SOUTHWEST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. THE DEPRESSION IS STATIONARY AND LITTLE MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A MOTION TO THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY LATE TUESDAY OR EARLY WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR TOMORROW. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES. RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPRESSION WILL AFFECT PUERTO RICO AND PORTIONS OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. REPEATING THE 800 PM AST POSITION...14.5 N...69.4 W. MOVEMENT... STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN |