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| #288977 (Received by flhurricane at: 11:00 AM 17.Aug.2009) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA ADVISORY NUMBER 22 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022009 1100 AM AST MON AUG 17 2009 ...ANA BRINGING HEAVY RAINS TO PUERTO RICO... AT 11 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH WEST OF PUNTA PALENQUE ON THE SOUTH COAST OF HISPANIOLA...AND EXTENDED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE NORTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. AT 1100 AM AST...THE GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR ST. KITTS...NEVIS...AND ANGUILLA. AT 11 AM AST...THE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF GUADELOUPE HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR GUADELOUPE...ST. MARTIN...AND ST. BARTHELEMY. AT 11 AM AST...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR SABA...ST. EUSTATIUS... AND ST. MAARTEN. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO...THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM PUNTA PALENQUE TO THE NORTHERN HAITI/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BORDER. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN 24 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 66.2 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES...125 KM...SOUTH OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO AND ABOUT 255 MILES...415 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SANTO DOMINGO IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. ANA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 28 MPH. A CONTINUED TRACK IN THIS GENERAL DIRECTION...WITH A REDUCTION IN FORWARD SPEED...IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HOWEVER...ANA COULD DEGENERATE INTO A TROPICAL WAVE LATER TODAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES. ANA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER PUERTO RICO...THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. ...SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST INFORMATION... LOCATION...17.3N 66.2W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 28 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN/CANGIALOSI |
