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#3333 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:43 AM 01.Aug.2004) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE ADVISORY NUMBER 4 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT SUN AUG 01 2004 ...DEPRESSION A LITTLE STRONGER...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED... AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM CAPE FEAR TO CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO SOUND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA TO CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA. AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE WAS RE-LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES...125 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION HAS BEEN MEANDERING OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. A SLOW NORTHWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY WITH A TURN TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST TOMORROW. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY NEAR THE SOUTH CAROLINA COASTLINE LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...IN SQUALLS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER. THE DEPRESSION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS 1011 MB...29.85 INCHES. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-2 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE DEPRESSION. REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...31.9 N... 79.2 W. MOVEMENT ...STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1011 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 2 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 PM EDT. FORECASTER FRANKLIN |