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#29992 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:38 PM 04.Jul.2005) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 10 PM CDT MON JUL 04 2005 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE CONTINUES MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOUISIANA COAST FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO SABINE PASS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 10 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 89.7 WEST OR ABOUT 360 MILES... 580 KM... SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH ...20 KM/HR......AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND THE DEPRESSION COULD STRENGTHEN INTO A TROPICAL STORM ON TUESDAY. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WILL INVESTIGATE THE DEPRESSION LATER TONIGHT AND PROVIDE A BETTER ESTIMATE OF THE MAXIMUM WINDS. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES. REPEATING THE 10 PM CDT POSITION...23.9 N... 89.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1 AM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 4 AM CDT. FORECASTER STEWART |