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#3296 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:31 AM 01.Aug.2004) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM EDT SUN AUG 01 2004 ...DEPRESSION REMAINS DISORGANIZED... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS 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 AM EDT...0900Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.1 WEST OR ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH AND A TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL BE NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES LATER TODAY. SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE DEPRESSION REMAINS POORLY ORGANIZED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN A FEW SQUALLS TO THE EAST AND SOUTH OF THE CENTER. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE DEPRESSION LATER THIS MORNING. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...32.1 N... 79.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 30 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 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 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM EDT. FORECASTER PASCH |